Edelita "Eddy" Koonce
October 2017
Edelita
Koonce
,
BSN, RN, CPN
Pediatric Day Hospital
Wolfson Children's Hospital
Jacksonville
,
FL
United States

 

 

 

I have worked with Eddy her for many years. She has been a pediatric outpatient nurse in POPS and in the WSC, a pediatric Hem/Onc nurse, and a pediatric dialysis nurse. In every capacity, she has been outstanding. Her pediatric patients and their families love her. I often hear her Hem/Onc patients' families refer to Eddy as family. These patients have many clinic visits for frequent, painful procedures. Having a fun and warm nurse, who makes the effort to connect with these patients and their families and genuinely cares, is so important. It helps make the hospital and clinic a non-threatening place. Many families correspond with her and visit her. She has that effect on people! Eddy is the most altruistic and giving person I know. She is very involved in raising awareness and research money for many pediatric causes by walking for pediatric cancer, heart disease, and diabetes as a member of the Wolfson team. If there is a toy drive, a gift drive for a needy family or a soup kitchen to serve, Eddy is there. She is the best of the best. Wolfson should be very proud to call her one of their own!
Eddy, thank you for sharing your many gifts with us at Wolfson; congratulations, you make us proud!