Ben Vogel, RN

Ben provided the most wonderful care to C. Both of us are nurses and so for us to nominate Ben, means something maybe slightly different than a non-nurse nominating someone. When Ben first cared for C after suffering 60% full thickness burns, he made it clear that he cared about who C was as a person, his personality, his quirks, and played music C liked. For us, it was really hard for us to leave the bedside- as nurses we were so worried and anxious about how critical he was- we weren't able to leave, we weren't sleeping, we couldn't eat. When Ben was on, both of us felt like we could go back to the apartment and sleep- and this was because his skills were top-notch; he cared for C as if he knew him before the accident and gave us such confidence that he was in good hands. We would call Ben at 1 am to check on how C was doing, and he was honest and forthcoming and always gave us a sense of comfort that "he's got this". We will forever be grateful, Ben.