Employees of the Month
Alison Spencer, Volunteeer & Guest Services
“When rounding on Alison last week, she told me she had a very nice experience with a guest that week and how he had come in and given her a box of chocolates. When I asked why, she told me his story: This elderly man was visiting his wife on MICU. He traveled in from Pawley’s Island very early that morning. That afternoon when he went to return home, his car in the parking garage wouldn't start. He came back into the hospital and Alison assisted him with contacting a wrecker that could tow the car and take him back home. He was distraught about his dog he left at home (not expecting to be returning so late). He knew the dog had to go out, but he didn't have any phone numbers of his neighbors on him. Alison looked up all the neighbor's he could recall by name and phoned them until she found someone that could let his dog out. The next day, he came back to the hospital and gave her a box of chocolates for being so kind to him.
Nominated by Katy Kuder

Linda Bredewater and Susan Petterson, ART Pharmacy
Linda Bredewater

  Susan Peterson

“Linda and Susan are always willing to go above and beyond. A recent example involved a patient who was discharged from ART. There was some confusion with the patient’s wife as to what pharmacy the prescriptions were being sent to. When the patient’s wife went to her Walgreens in Summerville, and they didn't have her husband’s medicine, she called back to MUSC to see where the medications were. The confusion was uncovered. They were ready in our pharmacy. Susan asked Linda, her coworker, to take the medications to the patient and his wife to prevent them from driving back on I-26 during rush hour in the rain. 
Nominated by Hazelmarie Huff

Friday, Feb. 25, 2011