Boundary Community Hospital honors hospital’s heroes
Safeway surprised the nurses at BCH with flowers and treats saying “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts from your friends at Safeway.” Accepting for the BCH team are Tami Corsi, RN, ECF Director of Nursing; April Bennett, MSN RN, Surgery Manager; Linda Manley, RN, Acute Care Manager; Tari Yourzek, RN BSN, Chief Nursing Officer; Rob Foxx, manager from Safeway; Gina Gallette, RN, Emergency Manager, and Judy the florist from Safeway.
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Rural hospitals all over the country are struggling and Boundary Community Hospital has similar concerns with the cancellation or postponement of elective surgeries and some outpatient services.
However, as a community healthcare provider and as a Critical Access Hospital, BCH officials said they have been cognizant of meeting the county’s healthcare needs while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Recent challenges have not diminished the quality of care provided by the employees who have maintained their schedules as essential workers.
“I want to personally thank and recognize our incredibly valuable family at Boundary Community Hospital,” hospital CEO Preston Becker, said. “As our mission states; we at Boundary Community Hospital serve our community by promoting health and providing high quality healthcare with compassion and respect. We could not do that without the individuals involved in that care, it truly takes a team and this team is dynamic, compassionate, and caring to the point that we are one big family caring for our community. As a patient, you don’t get to see everyone involved as many work behind the scenes to support those providing hands on care, but know there are numerous caring individuals ensuring that you receive excellent care. Thank you all for the hard work and dedication you do to serve those in their greatest times of need. As your CEO, as a community member, as a patient, and as a family member, thank you!!”
The first National Hospital Day was in 1921 in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern nursing· The day was conceived by a Chicago magazine editor as a public healthcare event to encourage trust in the city’s hospitals in the wake of the “Spanish flu” outbreak of 1918. Tari Yourzek, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer relates “This week celebrates Hospital week across our nation. Especially during such stressful times we are currently under, it is important to take a pause and reflect on our purpose in healthcare. The clinical staff at Boundary Community Hospital are committed to provide the highest quality of care to our community and provide that care with passion and integrity.”
Medical Director Greg Botkin, MD said it best.
“I am thankful for the personnel and infrastructure in our medical community, which I believe to be unusually solid. I am thankful for the heroes I work with, nurses and lab technicians and physicians, all these with families at home, putting on their gear and going out to do the exam, collect the samples and ascertain the extent of a patient’s illness, every time, every case. We have a college of well-trained and well-informed workers who are putting the pieces together with careful confidence.”
In recognition of National Hospital Week, BCH officials said to be sure to thank the community’s local healthcare heroes for their valuable contribution to our community.