EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Darla Bell, director of clinical services for integrated home-based care company Compassus, received the organization’s highest individual honor for her embodiment of the core values of compassion, integrity, excellence, teamwork and innovation. Bell was awarded the company’s prestigious Carlos Burruel Compassus Core Values Award during its annual awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, last week.
Bell is a registered nurse who has been with Compassus since 2019, joining first as clinical manager and quickly progressing to director of clinical services. During her time with Compassus she has grown her career while uplifting her fellow teammates, providing ethical leadership and oversight, lending a hand to her community in times of need and always looking for ways to improve care delivery. Her teammates describe her as an outstanding manager whose compassion knows no bounds. Not only does she help her team professionally, but she’s risen to emotionally support teammates in times of tragedy, demonstrating a profound level of compassion that goes beyond professional duties.
“Darla embodies all the qualities Compassus aims to deliver in pursuit of our mission to advance well-being and honor quality of life,” said Compassus CEO David Grams, who first announced bestowment of the award to Darla during a meeting with the Evansville team. “I am continually humbled by the selflessness and dedication of our teammates, and seeing how Darla has made a lasting impact not only on her peers and community but on the patients and families we serve demonstrates just how well she epitomizes our core values in every aspect of her life.”
The Carlos Burruel Compassus Core Values Award is presented annually to a team member who exhibits personal and professional character imbued with compassion, integrity, excellence, teamwork and innovation in every interaction with patients, families and teammates. It is named in honor of an inspiring teammate who lost his battle with cancer in 2016.
Compassus provides home-based care services including home health, infusion therapy, palliative and hospice care. Nearly 6,000 team members serve more than 100,000 patients annually across 29 states. Compassus provides care in eight markets and surrounding areas in Indiana, including Anderson, Bedford, Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Muncie and Seymour.
