Sandy Meikle

Sandy Meikle has always been extraordinary in the way she cares about her patients and her co-workers. Extraordinary, but modest. Even on her day off, Sandy took time to be present for a friend’s procedure in the Cath Lab. This “friend” was actually a patient whom Sandy had helped during an RRT call. His AICD had fired, and he was very scared. In her professional, kind and compassionate way, Sandy reassured him in such a way that was truly a blessing for him right at that moment. When he was transferred to Telemetry, his family still sought out Sandy for reassurance. She stayed with them for more than 10 hours. They told stories, laughed and prayed for a safe and positive outcome. Now they are all friends. Sandy still keeps up on his progress at Stanford Medical Center and offers her support.

Says her nominator, “I am reminded of what a blessing it is to work with Sandy every day. She is a model of what we all would like to be – a kind, giving, generous person.”

Congratulations, Sandy!