January 2022 Honoree
Kelly Varga, RN
I went to Riverview Hospital ER in severe pain thinking it was pancreatitis which I have had 3 times in the past. I was in severe pain and needed help. The staff was going down the path of pancreatitis and my nurse started questioning about a heart attack of which I was in denial. She insisted that women present differently for a heart attack and after a cardiogram or EKG and low and behold due to her astuteness I was brought into surgery for catheterization within an hour. The outcome was 100% blockage of an artery and a stent was inserted. Due to Kelly's assertions and suggestions I was diagnosed almost immediately. She probably saved my life with the speed she worked.
Thank you, Kelly, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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