The Nurses of SAU at PIH Health Whittier Hospital
January 2024
The Nurses of SAU
at PIH Health Whittier Hospital
Surgical Admission Unit
PIH Health Whittier Hospital
Whittier
,
CA
United States
Michele Weber, RN, Laura Velasquez, RN, Victoria Cerda, RN, Mary Ann Silverio, RN, Yolanda Plascencia-Luna, RN, Gabriela Cordova, RN, Julie Larios, RN, Tatiana Arellano-Baltodano, RN, Amy Barro, RN, Tracey Krause, RN, Sandy Ly, RN, Elsie Contreraz, RN, Stephanie Figueras, RN, Amy Cardona, RN, Marisol Brito, RN, Lisa Sandoval, RN, Katie Ancich, RN, Jasmin Ramos, RN, Kristen Anderson, RN, Linda Manning, RN, Patricia Bencomo, RN, Dina Loli-Abitria, RN, Rosemm Jimenez, RN, Riley Arnold, RN, Silkee Luces, RN, Melissa Stuart, RN, Merissa Corona, RN, Michelle Loaisiga, RN, Brianna Luna, RN, Ruby Lynn Espino, RN, Song Kao, RN, Aubrey Cadena, RN Lenore Valdez, RN, Christian Tuason, RN, Victoria Erwin, RN, Danielle Gluck, RN, Amanda Morales, RN, Fernando Gamboa, RN, Angelica Cortes, RN, Amy Kha, RN, Pauline Lamanski, RN, Roxanne Forey, RN, Connie Vega, RN, Angelica Grahl, RN, Lucy Lin, RN, Faviola Reynaga, RN and Colleen Sanchez, RN
Mel always goes above and beyond for her patients, but one day in September she had a patient who came in for eye surgery. This patient already had vision loss in both eyes and had been off work for several months. Her doctor claimed to be too busy to do her disability paperwork, so she had gone these last few months with no income. For this reason, she was not able to afford two of her diabetes meds, causing her blood sugar to be elevated. Mel took the time to talk to the doctor and his office to get her disability pay activated. As well as send out a message to our entire staff requesting help to give the patient enough money to get her meds for the next few months. She was able to collect several hundred dollars within a few hours and send the patient home with more than enough to get her med restarted. The patient and her husband were both beyond grateful for all Mel did for her. She truly went beyond what was expected and was able to get her patient the help she needed.