June 2021
Elaine
Kee
,
ADN, RN
Adult Cardiac Care Unit
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach
,
CA
United States
Last summer, a patient in the CCU found that he was facing a terminal illness and may not make it out of the hospital. He had hoped to marry his long-time significant other. Nurse Elaine could not let this patient pass without offering to make the wedding a possibility for this couple.
The patient (and now his wife) jumped at the opportunity in spite of the pandemic. Elaine purchased paper decorations and set up the room for a wedding, and the two were married in the CCU. Marketing captured the special moment that will always hold a special place for that widow. Elaine is always this kind of nurse. Always advocating, always thinking outside the box for her patients.
The patient (and now his wife) jumped at the opportunity in spite of the pandemic. Elaine purchased paper decorations and set up the room for a wedding, and the two were married in the CCU. Marketing captured the special moment that will always hold a special place for that widow. Elaine is always this kind of nurse. Always advocating, always thinking outside the box for her patients.