March 2026 Honoree
Ashley Lepold, BSN, RN
Ashley has been a long-standing member of our community and also a successful leader of many departments at PBRMC. Her clinical excellence is unparalleled as she is able to manage simple to complex medical care quickly. She is the first to run to a rapid and/or a code to assist patients, families, and staff. When she comes to the scene, the confidence our teams have in her immediately calms a situation. She can problem-solve on the fly and with great outcomes.
When this nurse first desired a change from OR leadership to nursing administration, she understood the assignment and went above and beyond to learn the roles and responsibilities of her new team. She fills in as House Sup on any shift, can switch to intake, code team responder, and accepts any challenge given to her, such as standing up nursing peer review.
By now we all know we are talking about Ashley Lepold, and I could not be more proud of the strong, exceptional work she does in any role. Although there are many instances where she has stepped up to help her team, to name a few she quickly learned how to assemble the discharge lounge in a moment’s notice, put in ED charges during our last April computer downtime, she is the first to volunteer to spread information and education quickly to staff when needed, she knows where all the "highly coveted hidden equipment" is and everyone wants her on their team.
When staff is going to be celebrated, Ashley is right there cheering them on, and the pride for our hospital shines on her face. These past few weeks, she has taken a Sunday afternoon to take a patient to their home for meds, filled in as an ER nurse, and still readily took on nurse leader rounding. Ashley does so much for our hospital, but she is just as passionate about serving and volunteering in the community.
When some of our staff were asked what Ashley meant to them, the responses were quick and on point. I wanted to let you know what a wonderful person Ashley is. I got pulled to the ER yesterday to task. I was very nervous because it had been several years since I had been there to work as a nurse. When I arrived, I was asked to go to the pod where they were holding all the overflow patients (about 12) and help there.
While I was helping the wonderful nurses who were also there from the float pool, Ashley arrived with her positive attitude and smile on her face, informing all of us that today was going to be a good day. All day. Ashley was there helping and "running" the pod so that the patients could get to the hospital room they were assigned to faster. She helped me clean patients, change beds, and transfer the patients. She never once acted like she was a supervisor; she was one of us.
She repeatedly told all of us what a great job we were doing and what a difference we were making in the patients' care. She made me feel appreciated and that I mattered to her and the rest of the team. She never made me feel inadequate or like I didn't know anything. She was a great teacher and mentor.
We are so blessed to have her in our hospital and part of our team.
When this nurse first desired a change from OR leadership to nursing administration, she understood the assignment and went above and beyond to learn the roles and responsibilities of her new team. She fills in as House Sup on any shift, can switch to intake, code team responder, and accepts any challenge given to her, such as standing up nursing peer review.
By now we all know we are talking about Ashley Lepold, and I could not be more proud of the strong, exceptional work she does in any role. Although there are many instances where she has stepped up to help her team, to name a few she quickly learned how to assemble the discharge lounge in a moment’s notice, put in ED charges during our last April computer downtime, she is the first to volunteer to spread information and education quickly to staff when needed, she knows where all the "highly coveted hidden equipment" is and everyone wants her on their team.
When staff is going to be celebrated, Ashley is right there cheering them on, and the pride for our hospital shines on her face. These past few weeks, she has taken a Sunday afternoon to take a patient to their home for meds, filled in as an ER nurse, and still readily took on nurse leader rounding. Ashley does so much for our hospital, but she is just as passionate about serving and volunteering in the community.
When some of our staff were asked what Ashley meant to them, the responses were quick and on point. I wanted to let you know what a wonderful person Ashley is. I got pulled to the ER yesterday to task. I was very nervous because it had been several years since I had been there to work as a nurse. When I arrived, I was asked to go to the pod where they were holding all the overflow patients (about 12) and help there.
While I was helping the wonderful nurses who were also there from the float pool, Ashley arrived with her positive attitude and smile on her face, informing all of us that today was going to be a good day. All day. Ashley was there helping and "running" the pod so that the patients could get to the hospital room they were assigned to faster. She helped me clean patients, change beds, and transfer the patients. She never once acted like she was a supervisor; she was one of us.
She repeatedly told all of us what a great job we were doing and what a difference we were making in the patients' care. She made me feel appreciated and that I mattered to her and the rest of the team. She never made me feel inadequate or like I didn't know anything. She was a great teacher and mentor.
We are so blessed to have her in our hospital and part of our team.
Thank you, Ashley, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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