Hussein (known as "Sam") and Ahmad, are both nurse practitioners in the EC at Corewell Taylor. Apart from being NPs and EC nurses with decades of experience, they are also brothers. Sam and Ahmad go above and beyond every day with the thorough and safe care they provide to patients at Taylor’s EC, and they also take time to mentor the department's novice nurses. Sam and Ahmad's commitment to nursing was exemplified in the care they both provided to a recent patient named "T."

T was an adult male in his mid-thirties brought to the EC by the police. T had been living in a group home in the community and had experienced an angry outburst towards his group home staff which caused the police to respond and bring T to the ER. During the physical exam and workup, it was discovered that T was suffering from stage 4 malignant cancer, as well as chronic cognitive disability and autism spectrum disorder. T had the mental capacity of a school-age child and required lots of patience and TLC from the care team. Due to T's social situation and medical complexity, the EC was unable to discharge T back to his group home.

Over the next month and a half, the EC team worked to find T a new place to live while T stayed in the EC. It was during this next month that Sam and Ahmad exemplified what it means to be a nurse. Soon after his arrival, T began to greet Sam and Ahmad with hugs at the start of every one of their shifts. Even though Sam and Ahmad had stressful responsibilities to care for EC patients as Nurse Practitioners, Sam and Ahmad took time out of their breaks to go on walks around the hospital with T and even used their own money to allow T to visit the cafeteria and hospital coffee shop. They befriended T and made T feel like he was safe and had friends in his temporary EC home. Even though he was stuck in the EC while awaiting a new group home, T could be seen smiling ear to ear whenever his newfound friends, Sam and Ahmad, were working. Even though T was no longer an official patient of Sam or Ahmad during his EC stay, they both helped coordinate care with the social worker, and diligently followed up with the team to ensure that a safe new home could be found.

T was finally discharged over a month and a half after first coming to the EC. After discharge, T’s family called the EC to thank the staff for the care they had provided. Through tears, T’s family member stated, “Even though my son is dying of cancer and has special needs - you made him feel like he had friends. I do not think I have ever seen T so happy or seen so many people who love my son. Thank you for making my son feel so special during the last few months of his life. I cannot tell you how much it means to me or T.”