Stacy Rooker
March 2025
Stacy
Rooker
,
BSN, RN, BM
CAR-T Clinic
Nebraska Medicine -Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha
,
NE
United States
Stacy has a special gift of connecting with her patients and helping them take their minds off their disease and treatment for a little while, all while arranging everything needed for their care in the background.
Stacy is a Blood and Marrow Transplant/CAR T Case Manager. She takes care of patients who have exhausted all other treatment options and are desperate for one last chance. Stacy has a special gift of connecting with her patients and helping them take their minds off their disease and treatment for a little while, all while arranging everything needed for their care in the background. She senses when they are ready for more education or when they are overwhelmed and need a break, and they always know what to expect next. She also takes the time to get to know them as a person and finds ways to connect with them on a personal level. She understands the need to bring some lighthearted conversation into an otherwise complex and serious situation.
Stacy receives many thank-you letters from her patients, and I think these excerpts illustrate the bond she forms with patients:
"I want to tell you, from the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful to have you as my case manager as well as a friend. I couldn't have asked for a better case manager to take my case. I am forever grateful."
"I just wanted to say this, I feel like you don't hear it enough! I wanted to express my gratitude for all the hard work and dedication you have put into my case, as well as the significant impact you have made on X and me over the past year. You have given me a second chance at life, and for that I am truly grateful!"
"I wanted to tell you how much you have meant to X and me all this time. You have given us both plenty! Excellent care, advice, instruction, and laughter- always a good medicine. You were a surprise in the middle of a difficult time...Your knowledge, support, and dedication were tendered with humor and compassion. From the beginning, we could count on you to answer a million questions, return a call, or administer the right dose of authority as needed! You became an ally and a friend."
Stacy delivers extraordinary care, recognizing that while testing, treatment, education, scheduling, problem-solving, and planning are important aspects of her job, it is the human bond that makes care truly extraordinary. She offers hope, respite from the heavy emotional burden of cancer, and much-needed laughter to help her patients remember that, above all else, they are human.
Stacy receives many thank-you letters from her patients, and I think these excerpts illustrate the bond she forms with patients:
"I want to tell you, from the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful to have you as my case manager as well as a friend. I couldn't have asked for a better case manager to take my case. I am forever grateful."
"I just wanted to say this, I feel like you don't hear it enough! I wanted to express my gratitude for all the hard work and dedication you have put into my case, as well as the significant impact you have made on X and me over the past year. You have given me a second chance at life, and for that I am truly grateful!"
"I wanted to tell you how much you have meant to X and me all this time. You have given us both plenty! Excellent care, advice, instruction, and laughter- always a good medicine. You were a surprise in the middle of a difficult time...Your knowledge, support, and dedication were tendered with humor and compassion. From the beginning, we could count on you to answer a million questions, return a call, or administer the right dose of authority as needed! You became an ally and a friend."
Stacy delivers extraordinary care, recognizing that while testing, treatment, education, scheduling, problem-solving, and planning are important aspects of her job, it is the human bond that makes care truly extraordinary. She offers hope, respite from the heavy emotional burden of cancer, and much-needed laughter to help her patients remember that, above all else, they are human.