Dr. Timothy Narjes (at right) was honored this week with the Box Butte General Hospital Medical Provider of Choice award for the Fourth Quarter of 2012.

Presenting the plaque are BBGH CEO Dan Griess and Nursing Administration Secretary Tammy Griffee.

Nominated by patients and employees at BBGH, Dr. Narjes was cited as being one of the “most kind, caring and medically expert physicians … representing the best of the best. When Dr. Narjes is with you, you feel like you are the only person he is thinking about. Although he has a very busy practice and is involved in many community activities, he never acts like you are a bother to him … He takes the time to communicate well with people and is very considerate to the nursing staff, treating them with respect. He has shown himself to be knowledgeable and can lead the team well.”

Dr. Narjes began his medical career in family medicine and OB with Alliance Family Medicine, where he continues to practice. He is Chief of Staff of BBGH, and is the medical director for Prairie Haven Hospice of Alliance and Good Samaritan.  He and his wife Kari have a two year old son named Xander.