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… care from Methodist nearly 15 years ago. It’s been a full-circle journey for McElligott. “I’ve always been proud to say I work for Methodist Hospital,” she said.     Beating the odds During her junior year of high … stay in the hospital. In October, he’ll be celebrating 15 years of being cancer free.   ‘I wanted to be part of that team’ As her senior year of high school was approaching, McElligott …

… and the true Meaning of Care during a time of unthinkable tragedy.      “This Is Who I Am. I Love Taking Care of People” Rachael Nielsen, APRN As she drove to her home outside of Dodge on … She’d open the Dodge clinic instead. “It just felt like the right thing to do,” she said. “I knew that the potential of evacuating North Bend was pretty real, and there was nowhere to get …

… Korisko calls Collins a genuine person with a strong heart.  “She has a care for patients that I don’t think anybody else could,” she said. Plautz at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital … you’re anxious,” Collins said. “We want to protect not only ourselves – our family especially. I was a little bit worried about it, but I have the courage, and I’m brave enough.”  Despite positive attitudes, there are difficult …

… – kidney cancer – for the past five years, Carl was facing a major uphill health battle. “I remember the day of his cancer diagnosis,” said Alyson, who has an extensive family history of cancer. “I broke down and cried. It was like, ‘Haven’t we been through enough? Why is this happening … environment and heightened restrictions, this was a tough decision,” said Janice Morgan, service executive of patient care administration at Methodist Hospital. “But in situations like …

… fans after Grandma allowed the kids to see whose flip of a switch made them fly the farthest. “I’d just look at my mom like, ‘Who are you?!’ I mean, she would have killed me if I would have done that as a kid,” she said with a laugh. It’s memories like that, Shelly added, …

… the type of treatment or if you’ve had surgery before starting treatment.  What Happens When I Lose My Hair? It begins with the loss of just a few strands. You may notice some tenderness in … .  For those who lose hair, the decision to shave their head is always black and white: YES, I am ready, or NO, I am not. When that time comes, you can make the decision on where or how you want to go about …

… She’d open the Dodge clinic instead. “It just felt like the right thing to do,” she said. “I knew that the potential of evacuating North Bend was pretty real, and there was nowhere to get … Fremont. We were already cut off from West Point and Norfolk, except for emergency vehicles. I was pretty sure I was the only health care provider around.”   Emergency Support Nielsen arrived at 8:30 a.m. and …

… – dressed in a robe and holding a box of medication – was visibly upset, crying and shaking. “I ran to the door and said, ‘Oh, are you lost? What’s wrong? What do you need?’” Ward said. “She told me she wanted to kill herself. I said, ‘Oh, no, no.’ I hugged her and called for security.” Ward assisted Methodist security officer Matt Sahlfeld in …

… Rick’s bedside, asking for his medical history because Rick had no records with Methodist. “I know that doesn’t happen often that an ER physician would personally call a family member and … Harvey reclined the chair in Rick’s room as far as it would go and draped a sheet over it. “I was as comfortable as you get in a hospital setting,” Kim said. In addition to the makeshift … as doctors provided updates. “Any time the doctors came in, she would sit with me so that when I had questions later, she could answer them,” Kim said. “Or when I would come up with questions …

… an intimate moment with a family and to be trusted to take good care of them,” Ruiz said. “I honestly feel blessed to be a part of that and just to be the one that’s there for them.”   … what she needed. “Being able to have her give me that sense of stability and confidence that I didn’t have in myself at the time was really nice,” Kelsi said. Ruiz said that it’s important … after they leave. And that means lots of communication during any part of the day or night. “I was determined to help her through it this time,” Ruiz said. Kelsi continues to breastfeed and …