Ludolph named ALMH October Employee of the Month

[October 28, 2013]  Darla Ludolph of Williamsville has been named the October Employee of the Month at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Ludolph is a radiologic technologist at ALMH. She has worked for the hospital for over 39 years.

Ludolph has worked in all areas of radiology and served as the department manager for nine years. Ludolph is registered in mammography and has been performing the screenings full time since ALMH moved to its new building in March 2011.

"ALMH has always been like a family to me. I work with great friends. And most importantly, I work with state-of-the-art equipment, which allows me to perform excellent exams for my mammography patients," Ludolph said.

Ludolph was nominated for the honor by an ALMH mammography patient who said: "From the time she greets me with a smile in the lobby until the time we say goodbye, Darla makes the mammogram an experience I no longer dread. She is caring, yet professional, and I appreciate her explanation of the X-rays in a manner I can understand. To sum it up, she is a jewel."

Ludolph was born into a military family at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. Growing up, she lived in 10 states, including Hawaii, and also in the Philippines. 1974 was a momentous year for her. After graduating from St. Francis School of Radiologic Technology in Peoria, she took her first position at ALMH and was also married to Rich Ludolph. Her marriage and career are both going strong after 39 years.

ALMH, at 200 Stahlhut Drive in Lincoln, is a 25-bed critical access hospital affiliated with Memorial Health System. The hospital employs over 315 in a variety of roles. For more information about ALMH, including digital mammography, visit www.almh.org.