Thank You to the Medical Staff

Today my thoughts are turned to a post that I made earlier in 2011.  Below are clips from that post.

"A lot of thoughts have gone through my mind this week due to the three police officers in Rapid City being shot;  one officer died, one is in critical condition and one is stable.  The suspect died as well. 

They live and work in the small city of Rapid City where people are honest and trustworthy.  They looked at this event as a routine traffic stop, never thinking that it would turn into a shoot out that killed one officer.

My thoughts then turned to the men being taken to the hospital.  I remember the day that Dad died; one nurse told me that another nurse had prayed with Dad that morning.  I thought that was very special.  I pray that each hospitalized patient is honored in the same way.

I thought about how the medical staff from the EMTs to the doctors have to stay calm and take care of each patient and in this case the three police officers and the man that shot them.  I would find it hard to be impartial with their medical needs, yet the medical staff has to do what is best for each patient.

  

This past week I had a hysterectomy and before that took place, we found out that our insurance would not cover anything with the word cancer in it.

Regardless of that, I had the best medical staff taking care of me.  I was once again impressed with their ability to stay calm, kind and professional all at once.  I was once again reminded of the special gift the nurses, CNAs and doctors have. 

(I would also include anyone that I missed including those who clean and do food prep.

So I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You for the job that you do.