September 2025
Shane P
Boyd
,
RN
8 Ashman
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown
,
PA
United States
Shane has gone above and beyond in helping my mother during her four-week stay at Conemaugh Health. My mother is 84 years old. She is of very sound mind, but her colon cancer surgery and all the complications that resulted were very trying. She had a pigtail drain, a wound vac, an ostomy bag with hose to a foley bag connected to the bottom of the bed, leg compression machine, several iv ports (because they would infiltrate or collapse) a pacemaker and a punctured lung wound.
Shane was so kind to her. He knew how to run her IV bags slowly and to maintain the ostomy appliance to keep it from breaking (which happened very often-one day output was over 7500ml). Mom had gone through all these things happening every night. She was extremely exhausted because something always happened. Before bed, Shane took her blood pressure, and it registered extremely high (something like 209/199). He checked it again, then did a manual check, and then contacted the hospitalist to get her back to normal without making her anxious, concerned, or bottom out. Shane was certainly concerned. My mom is asymptomatic. She was on her phone looking at pictures. All she wanted to do that night (and every night) was get meds and sleep.
Shane knew it would be a long night. He would quietly empty output, take vitals, and keep her warm all night. He would stick his head in the door at different times just to make sure everything was well. She would thank him and was grateful he was proactive, kind, and allowed her to sleep. She had him for several nights during her stay. On other nights when she wasn't his patient, he would stop and say hi. He genuinely cared beyond her being his patient. He knew she needed rest and was proactive in her care, even when they were short-staffed. Shane was not only kind to my mother but to all my seven siblings who visited at different times during her stay. He would always tell us to tell Mom he said hi.
Mom really appreciated his care and kindness. She felt safe and knew he would help her get the best rest she could with everything he had to do. I can't thank him enough for making my mother feel good. Conemaugh should be extremely grateful to have quality employees like Shane.
Shane was so kind to her. He knew how to run her IV bags slowly and to maintain the ostomy appliance to keep it from breaking (which happened very often-one day output was over 7500ml). Mom had gone through all these things happening every night. She was extremely exhausted because something always happened. Before bed, Shane took her blood pressure, and it registered extremely high (something like 209/199). He checked it again, then did a manual check, and then contacted the hospitalist to get her back to normal without making her anxious, concerned, or bottom out. Shane was certainly concerned. My mom is asymptomatic. She was on her phone looking at pictures. All she wanted to do that night (and every night) was get meds and sleep.
Shane knew it would be a long night. He would quietly empty output, take vitals, and keep her warm all night. He would stick his head in the door at different times just to make sure everything was well. She would thank him and was grateful he was proactive, kind, and allowed her to sleep. She had him for several nights during her stay. On other nights when she wasn't his patient, he would stop and say hi. He genuinely cared beyond her being his patient. He knew she needed rest and was proactive in her care, even when they were short-staffed. Shane was not only kind to my mother but to all my seven siblings who visited at different times during her stay. He would always tell us to tell Mom he said hi.
Mom really appreciated his care and kindness. She felt safe and knew he would help her get the best rest she could with everything he had to do. I can't thank him enough for making my mother feel good. Conemaugh should be extremely grateful to have quality employees like Shane.