Sheraldine “Cissy” Peralta, MA-C, comes to work every day with a smile on her face and a can-do attitude that shows she is ready to tackle whatever the day may bring her. She is known for going the extra mile to help patients, from back during her time working in Mason Health’s Business Office, to now working as a medical assistant at Mason Clinic-Podiatry. It is her compassion for patients and support for her team that led Peralta to be selected as Mason Health’s October Employee of the Month.

Peralta was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She moved to Mason County in 1997 to be closer to her husband’s family and enjoy a better cost of living. Her first job in Mason County was working as a certified nursing assistant at Fir Lane Health & Rehabilitation, where she ultimately worked for 20 years, eventually moving over to the physical therapy department as a rehabilitation aide and then a social services assistant. Through Fir Lane, she worked with many outpatients from Alpine Way Assisted Living and also worked in the medical records department.

“Growing up, I wanted to travel and be an airline stewardess, but this path I took, I was always drawn to it because I saw people in the medical field helping people and making a difference in my own family,” she said. “This is a small community, where a lot of people interact. I wanted to be part of something so rewarding.”

Four years ago, Peralta wanted to find a new path. She started working at Mason Health in 2018 in the Business Office, helping people to pay their bills and obtain financial assistance.

During the pandemic, Peralta decided to go back to school while working full-time. She studied at Charter College in Lacey and obtained her certification to become a medical assistant. She decided to work in Podiatry because of her background in physical therapy and she started in July 2021 in the department, working directly with Dr. Robert Cavaliere, DPM, and closely with the other Podiatry team, Lisa Haddock, MA-C, and Dr. Matt Woods, DPM.

“I went back to school when I was 50, and it was an amazing experience,” she said. “Mason Health is a great company, I really like their values and being part of the community that I live in. I make a difference in our patients’ lives here and I feel privileged to work here with an amazing team, providing value, quality of health care and integrity to our patients’ lives.”

When not working, Peralta loves being in the outdoors, spending time with her husband, family and grandkids, and traveling with family to Las Vegas and Hawaii.

Mason Health, Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County, is ISO 9001 Quality Management System certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital with a level four emergency trauma designation. Mason General Hospital and Mason Clinic are ENERGY STAR® certified and Mason Health is the recipient of Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Environmental Excellence Awards. There are more than 100 physicians on staff in 19 specialties. For more information or to find a health care provider, visit www.masongeneral.com. To learn more about DNV, visit www.dnv.com/healthcare.

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