Posts Tagged ‘Intensive Care Nursery’
Touching Hearts Close To Home
The second you meet 6-year-old Olive Werth, you can’t help but smile. This little girl will look you right in the eye, give you a toothy grin, and then giggle with delight at meeting a new friend. But this energetic first grader wasn’t always so lively. Her mother, Katie, describes her as “quiet and serene” during her first few months of life.
Read MoreDouble The Love
When Brandy and Michael Wheat found out they were having twins, they were ecstatic. Brandy has twins on both her mother’s and father’s sides of the family, so they knew there was a strong possibility they would welcome two bundles of joy instead of one.
Read MoreMother Knows Best: Birthplace Moms Connect With Their Patients Through Shared Experiences
As a nurse with 16 years of experience helping deliver babies, Marla Owen has witnessed the miracle of birth hundreds of times. Yet, there are three deliveries in particular that inspire her on a daily basis: the births of her three sons.
Read MoreIntensive Care nurse celebrates 40 years of service
Earlier this month at our Service Awards Banquet, we celebrated our staff who achieved 5, 10, 15, 20 or more years of service in 2013, recognized an employee with 40 years of service, announced our Employee of the Year and Leader of the Year, and presented a special lifetime achievement award to our vice president and chief operating officer, Randy Morrow.
Read MoreFrom Boone Baby to Boone nurse
Serving intensive care patients is a challenging job involving close collaboration with physicians and careful attention to the patients’ needs. But that very challenge is exactly what Registered Nurse Lindsey Rock finds appealing.
Read MoreA new mother’s gratitude: “Thank you for saving our baby”
I was 32.5 weeks pregnant and at Boone Hospital, where I work, on an ordinary Monday when my coworker Nancy Schuenemeyer emailed me to ask how I was feeling.
Read MoreTo our ICU nurse: “She was a reassuring voice when I needed it most”
I was with my grandfather in the ICU on Friday July 5, 2013. His night nurse Loretta was very kind and considerate to him and me.
Read More“I was given my husband back and that was a miracle”
My husband Walt was getting dressed in the bedroom, he was going to a basketball game. I was in another room cleaning when I heard a horrible noise. Not a groan or cry, but a fall that was so loud.
Read MoreWhile father’s stay in ICU was difficult, “we are thankful it was at Boone”
My father Lawrence L’Hote was recently in ICU before passing away after a fall.
Read MoreMany miles from home, visitors discover “angels” at Boone Hospital
My spouse and I from Rapid City, S.D., are visiting our son and his family here in Columbia.
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