# @upmchealthbeat on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CWI_COeL4aw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20935661-upmchealthbeat-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-11-11T15:20:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UPMC (@upmchealthbeat) — https://gondola.cc/upmchealthbeat

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UPMC is proud to honor the military members who serve our nation. We thank all veterans for their courage and sacrifice. This week, for #VeteransDay, we're sharing some of their stories.

During his service in the United States Marine Corps as a Recon Marine, Tom began to develop some of the major values that have carried him throughout his life: teamwork, service, and ambition. Being a Marine taught him to think of others above himself and to inspire the people around him with courage and strength. According to Tom, “There is no teamwork quite like the teamwork in the Marines,” and you learn to trust and lean on the people around you. Knowing that he and his fellow Marines were having an impact on their country and the world inspired Tom, and when he got out of the service, he quickly realized that he wanted to continue helping and giving back to people.

At first, Tom thought a nursing career would be the way to do that. He pursued and graduated from nursing school, but some lingering injuries prevented him from continuing in that role. After trying out a few different career options, Tom’s path led him to our Environmental Services team at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.

Tom is passionate about leading his team well and changing the way people look at #EnvironmentalServices and #Housekeeping employees. While it may not be the first role that comes to mind when thinking about health care, the work of EVS is essential and needed everywhere at UPMC. Tom wants to help people understand and respect the importance of his and his team’s work. Part of that respect includes helping the Environmental Services teams keep our hospitals clean and tidy. “You should treat anywhere as if it was your house,” Tom said. “You wouldn’t drop a piece of trash on the floor in your home, so why do it here?”

Tom also cares deeply about empowering the team around him to see their potential. He tells his team that if you see something that you want in your career, “that should be the motivation to go figure out how that person got there and what you need to do to get there, too.” #marines #usmc #marineveteran #reconmarine

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housekeeping, environmentalservices, reconmarine, marines, marineveteran, veteransday, usmc

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