Jamie Binns
December 2023
Jamie
Binns
,
RN
Family Birth Center
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
Tacoma
,
WA
United States
I wouldn't be able to get through the days without thinking about Jamie and how she treated my daughter with such care and kindness.
I went to the hospital pregnant with my second child and in labor. After 30 minutes, two nurses looking for a heartbeat and an ultrasound, my family and I were informed that my daughter no longer had a heartbeat and had passed. I was 37 weeks and five days pregnant with no history of complications and a healthy pregnancy. At that moment, I realized I would have to deliver my daughter, who had passed inside of me. That is when I met Jamie, my labor and delivery nurse; she made me feel like I mattered. I have never been in this situation, and Jamie didn't talk down to my family or myself. She was there to answer any questions we had. She not only took care of me while I was in labor, but she took care of my husband and parents, who were supporting me because this was hard for all of us.
When my daughter was born, Jamie made sure she was taken care of and handled with care. Her shift ended, and she stayed 2 hours after her shift to make sure all of our needs were met. She was so caring and never once made me feel like I didn't matter. She shared laughs with my family and indulged in our conversations no matter how silly we were. It was as simple as taking a refrigerator out of another room so we could have one or bringing coffee, hot cocoa, and snacks for everyone. That day was the worst day of my and my husband's life, and to be able to have a complete stranger make me feel so at ease with the whole situation, I couldn't have gotten a better person to take care of me.
Jamie is absolutely amazing. She is the definition of someone who loves her job even in the hard moments. She is the person you would want for good times and bad. I couldn't have asked for a better person to help my family through this hard time in our lives. Jamie is the reason why when I have another child, I will go back and deliver at Tacoma General. No words can express how much her kindness and silence in moments meant to all of us. I wouldn't be able to get through the days without thinking about Jamie and how she treated my daughter with such care and kindness. No amount of thank you can express how amazing she is.
When my daughter was born, Jamie made sure she was taken care of and handled with care. Her shift ended, and she stayed 2 hours after her shift to make sure all of our needs were met. She was so caring and never once made me feel like I didn't matter. She shared laughs with my family and indulged in our conversations no matter how silly we were. It was as simple as taking a refrigerator out of another room so we could have one or bringing coffee, hot cocoa, and snacks for everyone. That day was the worst day of my and my husband's life, and to be able to have a complete stranger make me feel so at ease with the whole situation, I couldn't have gotten a better person to take care of me.
Jamie is absolutely amazing. She is the definition of someone who loves her job even in the hard moments. She is the person you would want for good times and bad. I couldn't have asked for a better person to help my family through this hard time in our lives. Jamie is the reason why when I have another child, I will go back and deliver at Tacoma General. No words can express how much her kindness and silence in moments meant to all of us. I wouldn't be able to get through the days without thinking about Jamie and how she treated my daughter with such care and kindness. No amount of thank you can express how amazing she is.