Jackson Hospital | Partners | Winter 2019

jackson.org 5 TIDBITS DAISY AWARD WINNERS APRIL HENSLEY “April, I can’t thank you enough for the loving care I received from you when my leg was out of place. My husband has never left me alone at night, but we both felt so comfortable with the com- petency of the staff, and especially you, that he felt I was in safe hands and he could leave me. That’s four surgeries he never left my side. You made me feel safe and cared for. Thank you, April! I needed you. You need wings because you are an angel. Thank you—I’m all better now!” SONYA SOUVANASING “Sonya is a guard- ian angel. She goes above and beyond her duties to show special care for her patients. She is very professional, caring and helps in every way. My hus- band and I have been in the medical field many years, and it is hard to find caring and sincere professionals; that it is not just a job to them, but they really care and do everything to help the patient and family feel better. She is very knowledgeable, exceptional and passionate. She is an asset to your hospital and a very loving nurse.” STEPHANIE KITCHEN “Right away she had the best smile and the warmth that just came from her all over. She knew how to comfort and make you feel like we were staying with her as friends and not like a patient. Yes, that’s how all the staff should treat their patients, like they are a part of your family. She was very honest with all of the many questions we asked her, no sugar coating, but not in a scary way. She has that warm effect that to me is the best in all of life’s battles, to have that one on your team. I’m sending all the love and best wishes for her and her family. Thank you, Jackson Hospital, for this angel!” PAM WOLFE AWARD WINNER Anita Yeargan, RN, was recently awarded the Pam Wolfe Award. Yeargan has been a nurse for 23 years, and she has spent her entire career at Jackson Hospital. Yeargan established the readmissions reduction pro- gram as the readmissions coordinator. She has also worked in various areas, including telemetry and clinical resource management. She now calls the cardiovascular intensive care unit home, where she serves as the as- sistant director. “I have always wanted to make a difference, and as nurses we are fortunate to be able to make a difference every day,” Yeargan said. Nursing leaders were recently challenged to “find their why” and remember why they became nurses. For Yeargan, this wasn’t hard at all. “I have always wanted to make a difference, and as nurses we are fortunate to be able to make a differ- ence every day,” Yeargan said. “That patient whom no one believed would live but comes back to visit, the family that stops you in the grocery store because they realize that you are ‘that nurse,’ the family who recog- nizes your unit for care and compassion in their family member’s obituary. Those are the reasons that nursing is the most amazing profession and why I can’t imagine doing anything else.” The Pam Wolfe Award is a service award dedicated to the memory of Pam Wolfe, RN, who served as nurse manager on the surgical floor of Baptist East Hospital. She was recognized by her peers and faculty for her leadership, beauty and devotion to nursing. Wolfe ex- emplified true leadership, a strong work ethic, a posi- tive attitude and devotion to her patients. The annual award ceremony is sponsored by the Medical Society of Montgomery County.