Madison Hospital names Miesha Peeples as ‘Employee of the Month’

MADISON – At Madison Hospital, Miesha Peeples’ dedication leads her to jump quickly to aid coworkers. Peeples is “Employee of the Month” for March.

Peeples works as a Medical Scientist in the Clinical Laboratory. A colleague who nominated Peeples gave that preceding compliment and several more: Peeples can transition to assist other departments efficiently. “For example, when the Blood Bank had an obstetric trauma a month ago, Peeples immediately and efficiently transitioned to take on Hematology without any disruption in the flow of work.”

“I’ve watched this person grow from a Medical Laboratory Technician (or MLT) to the higher degree/ certification of Medical Laboratory Scientist (or MLS). Meisha Peeples is intelligent, knowledge- able in our complex field, efficient and kind.”

No matter the stress level, Peeples remains hospitable with the hospital’s other providers. “She has picked up numerous extra hours to try to ensure the laboratory has adequate staffing on all shifts.”

“I thank Ms. Peeples and the person who hired this talented employee who excels daily in this chosen profession. She is not only a huge asset in the laboratory but has a very bright future in the laboratory field.”

“I was really shocked when I was named ‘Employee of the Month,’” Peeples said. “Working at Madison Hospital has provided me vast clinical knowledge I used when I had the opportunity to venture out and become a traveling MLS.” She helped out-of-state hospitals that were critically short-staffed in the laboratory.

“It was nice to see those different areas and use the great skills I acquired at Madison to better assist those out-of-state facilities and patients,” Peeples said.

From 2009 to 2020, she worked at Mc-Donald’s as a crew person and advanced to manager. “I started working at Madison Hospital in March 2018 as a processor in the lab,” she said. After earning a bachelor’s degree, Peeples was promoted to MLT.

“The MLT and MLS perform a wide array of tests on blood, tissue, cells and body fluids to provide crucial information for physicians to use in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of diseases for patients,” Peeples said. “This work may include preparing samples, solutions and reagents (substance that causes chemical reaction); analyzing chemical content of blood; identifying microorganisms; testing for drug levels; matching blood for transfusions; and maintaining laboratory equipment.”

Peeples earned an associate’s degree in applied science from Calhoun Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University of Montgomery in liberal arts with a concentration in health studies. She grew up in Limestone County.

“I love traveling and reading a variety of books,” Peeples said. “I also love sports. College football and basketball are my favorites.”