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‘Making a difference every day’
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Employees of the Month
Anna Roberts, Psychiatry—Star Leeds
 Anna Roberts
“As the coordinator at Star Leeds, Anna spearheaded an effort to pull
together holiday gifts for the 18 children in her program so that they
would have the fun of getting a toy or game. Anna’s program works with
many families who have limited funds so this was a help to the families
as well. She also coordinated a holiday craft activity to bring the
children and their families together on a shared activity, and to build
holiday memories of positive and enjoyable moments between the patients
and their caregivers. Because Star Leeds serves children with emotional
and behavioral difficulties, positive times between families and their
children can be a struggle. This was a very therapeutic gift from the
program to them.”
Nominated by Meredith Lyons-Crew
Helen Needham, Psychiatry—Star Ladson
 Helen Needham
“Helen knew that one of the Star Ladson families was a single mother of
six who was struggling financially just to put food on the table and
had no money for holiday gifts. Helen recruited a family through her
church and they supplied a Christmas surprise of gifts for all of the
children. The mother was so happy that her children were not going to
be left out due to financial issues.”
Nominated by Meredith Lyons-Crew
Jaime Nettles, Rutledge Tower 1 Children’s Services
 Jaime Nettles
“I’d like to nominate Jaime Nettles, registered nurse from RT1. We have
had an unusually hard six months on our unit (two car accidents, an
H1N1 outbreak, two nurses with emergency hospitali-zations, another
with a child in the hospital). That is on top of routine illnesses and
absences. Jaime has not had an absence since she began working here in
May. Her consistency has literally held our unit together. She has
never complained about being the only one showing up every day. In
fact, in trying to get her to use some much-earned paid time off, she
hesitated and really didn’t want to. She was concerned about having
enough coverage for the clinic. Jaime has a background from Medically
Fragile and 7A. Her level of experience is appreciated by all of us,
especially one of our young patients, Margo. She always requests that
Jaime do her procedures because “it doesn’t hurt when Miss Jaime does
it.” Jaime was also instrumental in us getting a wheelchair scale. Our
patient satisfaction scores have risen, with “sensitivity to needs”
dropping from number 1 on our Priority Index to number 8. In addition,
Jaime has a spirit of teamwork and friendship that has galvanized all
of us. She has modeled teamwork and respect at a level higher than we
were using before. She has taught and molded all of us, making our unit
an even better place to work!
Nominated by Johnna Jackson
Reggie Haney, Echo Lab 6th Floor Main
 Reggie Haney
“Reggie is always a pleasure to work with. His department is next door
to 6 East and he transports many of our patients to his department for
cardiac echo. He always demonstrates MUSC standards of behavior in his
interactions with staff and patients. Recently, one of our patients
attempted to leave AMA. The patient was very loud, tearful, and
distraught. While our staff was negotiating with the patient to prevent
his leaving, Reggie heard the commotion and immediately came over to
offer assistance. He grabbed a wheelchair and persuaded the patient to
have a seat while he began to talk to the patient. The patient
responded well to his caring and concerned manner, and Reggie was able
to talk the patient into allowing him to be wheeled back to this
room. Reggie stayed in the room with the patient until the
patient’s anxiety was more under control while the staff was able to
get the physician to the room to address the patient’s concerns. Reggie
went above and beyond his duty on that day to help a person in distress
and help support our staff, and I have no doubt that he wouldn’t
hesitate to do so again if needed. Reggie is a fine example of an
excellent MUSC employee.
Nominated by Cindy Hough
Physician of the Month
Gerald Shealy, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery
 Dr. Gerald Shealy
“The nurses of Ambulatory Surgery PACU nominate Dr. Gerald Shealy for
Physician of the Month. We have worked alongside Dr. Shealy caring for
his post-operative patients and have found him to be one of the most
nurturing, attentive and professional physicians we have ever worked
with. He always has a smile and a kind word for all he encounters. From
the front desk personnel to housekeeping, ancillary staff, and the
nurses who care for his patients, he always addresses each of us by
name and follows with a hearty, ‘How are you doing today?’ He never
lets a patient leave the facility without personally seeing them
post-op and ensuring that they have all questions and concerns
answered. His patients adore him and often times remark, ‘He’s a great
guy.’ Recently while caring for a patient in PACU, all efforts to
control his pain had not been successful, despite anesthesia and
nursing interventions. Dr. Shealy personally came to the bedside and
would not leave until his patient was comfortable. Another instance of
what sets him above and beyond is a staff member of ours had suffered a
fractured wrist that was placed in a temporary splint. Dr. Shealy
assisted her in getting into his clinic to receive further care for her
injury. He often places a gentle hand on his patients and family
members and addresses all of them. We, the nurses of the Ambulatory
Surgery PACU, take great pride and honor in nominating a most deserving
physician for this award.”
Nominated by Lori Langston
Spotlight on the Standards
Maintain
a positive, willing and flexible attitude, be a team player and remove
the phrase, “It’s not my job” from my vocabulary.
Friday, March 26, 2010
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