01/16/2026
10 days short of completing 16 years as Administrator of Albany Urology Clinic & Surgery Center. So many things to be thankful for. Here’s a snapshot of a few…
1. Staff: it’s said you don’t have to be the smartest, but surround yourself with smart, caring people, they’ll make you look good. By far, I have worked with the most caring, smart people.
2. Providers: every Physician, nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant, truly some of the most caring people I’ve ever worked with and been around. You often have to tell people the scariest words like cancer, but you do it with Grace and hope.
3. Administrative Assistant: Michele, someone that will go through a brick wall for a patient, providers and co-workers. I’ve witnessed behind the scenes the tens of thousands of dollars she’s secured for veterans that had nothing and she finds help for. Not a bigger heart in the building.
4. Patients and families: thank you for trusting Albany Urology Clinic and Surgery Center with your care. We do not take it for granted.
5. 16 years, never a day we didn’t get to laugh.
6. Thankful that I’ve had the opportunity to pray with so many and to be prayed for.
7. Thanks for trusting me.
8. Thankful for the hour drive to and from to be able to pray, think and process both easy and tough decisions.
9. Did I mention my staff?? They’re worth mentioning again, the most thoughtful caring souls.
10. Lord willing, if I make it home and get through today… for 16 years, twice a day, I’ll have never been stopped by the Poulan police for speeding. .
I’m not retiring, but been given an opportunity to work with another group of great people. Excited for the next chapter.
Here’s a few pictures of my last day! Doesn’t everyone look good in their vest! Had I known how good they would all look, I should have made it standard uniform!
Michael
