Jennifer Payne
August 2017
Jennifer
Payne7
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RN
Intensive Care Unit
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno
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NV
United States

 

 

 

We had a patient who was admitted to the ICU and also recently became homeless. He got word that his dog was sick and needed to be put down while he was stuck in the hospital and was torn up about it. Jenny offered to go pick up his dog from animal control and take the dog to be put down and cremated. She got funding together from various people to pay for the cremation and was able to get a discount from the crematory after telling them the story. She then came in on her day off and brought the patient the cremation remains as the patient requested. I took care of him on that day and he was so touched by Jenny even to the point of tears. It was such a selfless act, going above and beyond by taking the time out of her day to do this for a patient.