GRIFFIN, GA – July 5, 2010-  Harriet Baker of the Histology Department for Spalding Regional Medical Center was recently honored as Histotechnologist of the Year for 2010 by the Georgia Society for Histotechnology. 

Ms. Baker originally came to Spalding Regional in 1999 as a buyer in Materials Management.  Later serving as Secretary in the Laboratory she developed a passion for Histology, the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues, while assisting the Pathologist with descriptions of specimens.  Ms. Baker was able to train through Spalding Regional’s “On the Job Training Program” and became a certified Histologist.

Today Ms. Baker is Supervisor of the Histology Department at Spalding Regional and also serves as Registrar for the Georgia Society for Histotechnology.  She resides in Griffin.

Spalding Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet Healthcare, is a 160-bed acute care hospital located at 601 South Eighth Street in Griffin, Ga. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Spalding, Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar and Pike counties for more than 100 years. Spalding Regional provides a number of services, including specialties in orthopedics, women’s services, cardiac care, oncology services, physical, occupational and speech therapy and sleep medicine. Spalding Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.