Ernest “Scott” McDannald, an environmental services tech, is the Memorial Medical Center Colleague of the Month for May.

McDannald takes great pride in helping others and goes above and beyond the basic responsibilities of his job to keep patients and co-workers in the Memorial Medical Center Emergency Department safe and comfortable, hospital officials said. McDannald’s co-workers, who nominated him, called him “a vital part of [the operation of the ED]. We are blessed to work with him.”

McDannald has worked at Memorial Medical Center for three years.

McDannald, of Springfield, hopes to continue working at Memorial Medical Center for the rest of his career. Outside of work, he enjoys hunting and working crossword puzzles.