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Happiness Hero: Jovan Harrington

Jovan Harrington, center, along with many of his colleagues from Ellison 12.

As summer approaches, The Division of General Internal Medicine’s Hospital Medicine Unit (HMU) continues its efforts to recognize and spread happiness throughout MGH! This season, they have announced their newest Happiness Hero – Jovan Harrington!  

The HMU Happiness Committee was originally founded to promote optimism, resilience, and camaraderie. Nearly two years ago, the committee created an award which seeks to recognize these virtues amongst our colleagues here at MGH. The award identifies those who inspire joy and convey enthusiasm throughout the day. The DGIM generously funded a certificate and a custom-designed Happiness Hero pins to reward the awardees.

As our winner, Jovan Harrington has been recognized by many within the division as a Happiness
Hero for bringing enthusiasm, vitality, and smiles to the clinicians, staff, and patients of MGH. For the past four years, Jovan has been an Operations Assistant on Ellison 12. When given the news of his award, the staff on Ellison 12 erupted in cheer and congratulations.

It is clear that Jovan not only excels in his duties and daily responsibilities but does so with great love and compassion. “Jovan is one of those people that make you look forward to coming into work every day. His enthusiasm and energy is infectious and hard to ignore, even on tough days” said one clinician. Others have noted Jovan “is a team player, wonderful to be around...I wish my computer was next to his, just so I could talk to him all day!”

If you see Jovan in the coming weeks, please take a moment to congratulate him for this achievement. And as a reminder, in your travels around MGH, please be mindful of Happiness Heroes all around you, as this distinction will be awarded quarterly.

Read more articles from the Summer 2017 edition of Generally Speaking