November 2022 Honoree
Kayla Robinson, RN
I was a patient at HOCC New Britain after my recent pneumothorax (collapsed lung) reopened. I had a chest tube placed for the second time in a one-month span. During my stay I had a nurse named Kayla. She was friendly, kind, personable, accommodating and - above all else - she was rooting for me. While there wasn't necessarily a concern for my life it was more just the discomfort of a hospital stay and not being able to move much with a tube in my chest so that my lung could be re-inflated.
Kayla always went above and beyond to make sure that I had what I needed to make me as comfortable as possible. Not all the nurses gave me their personal call numbers but Kayla gave me hers and I was able to call her directly for anything that I needed. People don't go to a hospital to have fun but it's nurses like Kayla that can have passing conversations and sprinkle a little fun into your day to cheer you up despite the circumstances. I genuinely believe that the best nurses radiate a positive healing energy that can help patients. That was definitely Kayla.
When I learned that she was going to be my nurse again on the 2nd day that I stayed I was incredibly relieved. During my time there, Kayla pressed the Doctors' Surgery Team and Radiology to make sure that I wasn't being forgotten and that everything was being done to get me to the next steps of treatment and to get me home as soon as possible. When I was discharged she walked me out and in true Kayla fashion left me with a positive uplifting conversation. She truly advocates for her patients and that is a welcome change from where the healthcare world is today. God bless you and thank you, Kayla.
Kayla always went above and beyond to make sure that I had what I needed to make me as comfortable as possible. Not all the nurses gave me their personal call numbers but Kayla gave me hers and I was able to call her directly for anything that I needed. People don't go to a hospital to have fun but it's nurses like Kayla that can have passing conversations and sprinkle a little fun into your day to cheer you up despite the circumstances. I genuinely believe that the best nurses radiate a positive healing energy that can help patients. That was definitely Kayla.
When I learned that she was going to be my nurse again on the 2nd day that I stayed I was incredibly relieved. During my time there, Kayla pressed the Doctors' Surgery Team and Radiology to make sure that I wasn't being forgotten and that everything was being done to get me to the next steps of treatment and to get me home as soon as possible. When I was discharged she walked me out and in true Kayla fashion left me with a positive uplifting conversation. She truly advocates for her patients and that is a welcome change from where the healthcare world is today. God bless you and thank you, Kayla.
Thank you, Kayla, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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