Nurse Jamie Bateman was nominated for stepping in to help a patient in need.
Bateman cared for a female patient and the patient's 5-year-old son in the Emergency Department. The mom and son had been assaulted and abandoned in another state by an abusive boyfriend. A truck driver had picked them up and brought them to the ED.
After being treated for her injuries, the mom had no way to get back to her home in another state.
"Jamie took it upon herself to buy Greyhound bus tickets for the mom and her son so they could safely travel home," her colleague wrote in the nomination. "Others chipped in to help because that is what we do here, but Jamie's initiative and compassion went above and beyond."