Meredith Davis
November 2025
Meredith
Davis
,
BSN, RN
Telemetry Medicine
St Tammany Health System
Covington
,
LA
United States
As my mom says, Meredith wasn’t just good for her body; she was good for her emotional health.
Meredith was truly amazing while my mom was here at St. Tammany in Covington, LA, for kidney issues. My mom came in unexpectedly with edema, and then had to stay longer than she expected for tests and a biopsy. Throughout her time here, Meredith was wonderful. As my mom says, Meredith wasn’t just good for her body; she was good for her emotional health.
What made Meredith stand out was that emotional component. She shared things about herself that humanized her and immediately gained my mom’s trust and confidence in her. It was little things, her hobbies, what she likes to do in her downtime, and always professionally and appropriately, but she treated my mom like a human when she felt anything but human between the indignity of some of the tests and issues she was going through. It made all the difference.
She, of course, did everything we needed and asked for, but she did it with a smile and sense of humor. Even when she was telling us that we had to stay longer than we thought, or when she had to tell us for the zillionth time that she still didn’t know the time of the biopsy. I also think we got the biopsy a bit sooner, or at least we learned when it would be scheduled, because Meredith kept calling IR and asking when we would be scheduled. She did that unprompted.
Finally, there were just little things. For example, every time Meredith left the room, my mom would smile and laugh and say, "she’s so cute," or "she’s so funny," or "I like her so much." When I had to leave for the night, and my mom was worried about when she would have her biopsy, Meredith told her, "Don’t worry about what you can’t control." And my mom knows that, but it was a good and helpful reminder for her at the time.
When my mom’s biopsy went longer than expected, Meredith came in to ensure I didn’t need anything. This hospital visit happened suddenly, and we were here for longer than expected, so we didn’t have any expectations, but if we had, she would have exceeded them. She has likely spoiled us now. As I said when I left yesterday, I hope we don't see you again here, but I hope we do somewhere else. If we do wind up back here, I hope we get Meredith.
What made Meredith stand out was that emotional component. She shared things about herself that humanized her and immediately gained my mom’s trust and confidence in her. It was little things, her hobbies, what she likes to do in her downtime, and always professionally and appropriately, but she treated my mom like a human when she felt anything but human between the indignity of some of the tests and issues she was going through. It made all the difference.
She, of course, did everything we needed and asked for, but she did it with a smile and sense of humor. Even when she was telling us that we had to stay longer than we thought, or when she had to tell us for the zillionth time that she still didn’t know the time of the biopsy. I also think we got the biopsy a bit sooner, or at least we learned when it would be scheduled, because Meredith kept calling IR and asking when we would be scheduled. She did that unprompted.
Finally, there were just little things. For example, every time Meredith left the room, my mom would smile and laugh and say, "she’s so cute," or "she’s so funny," or "I like her so much." When I had to leave for the night, and my mom was worried about when she would have her biopsy, Meredith told her, "Don’t worry about what you can’t control." And my mom knows that, but it was a good and helpful reminder for her at the time.
When my mom’s biopsy went longer than expected, Meredith came in to ensure I didn’t need anything. This hospital visit happened suddenly, and we were here for longer than expected, so we didn’t have any expectations, but if we had, she would have exceeded them. She has likely spoiled us now. As I said when I left yesterday, I hope we don't see you again here, but I hope we do somewhere else. If we do wind up back here, I hope we get Meredith.