Ashley Vance, RN, received the Great Catch Award!  Ashley identified the patient had an allergy to a medication that was ordered.  Ashley's attention to detail potentially prevented harm. 

Kayshia Perdue found out the PACU needed some cleaning and came down.  She started Deep cleaning the bays we weren't using. We appreciate what she did.

Congratulations to the 8 South Radius staff on an incredible accomplishment! They have gone without a CAUTI for over a year! The whole floor should be proud! It really does take everyone on board to make lasting change. Keep up the great work!

Thank you again for all the help yesterday.

After a few phone calls and text messages he was still cheerful as always when he saw my name on his phone.

Thank you for always helping us every time we bother you for help! You are the best!

Congratulations to the following nurses for advancing in Carilion Clinic's Career Advancement Program (CAP):

RN 2

Emily Ayles, RN, ASN, RMH 6S OP Surgery

Sheena Booth, RN, BSN, RMH 6W

Heather Brogan, RN, BSN, RMH 7M PCU

For World Pneumonia Day on November 12, members of the infection prevention, CAPS, and nursing quality teams rounded on units at CMC with a ‘treats and trivia’ cart to spread awareness about prevention of all types of hospital acquired pneumonia.  We spoke primarily with nursing and respiratory staff, and all were welcoming and engaged with the content we shared.  A culture of curiosity is foundational to reliabily safe patient care, and the teams we encountered exhibited that Carilion value well. 

I want to thank Anne Cattigan, CMC Nursing uint director for infusion center for arranging rapid daily parenteral antibiotics to keep a patient with complex illness and very resistant urinary tract infection out of the hospital.  She always goes above and beyond and I appreciate her care for each and every patient.  She even arranged for this to occur over the weekend on Sunday at another unit !  That is excellence.   THANK YOU for your care and leadership.

Trooper the therapy dog is one of Carilion Pet Pal's most famous pups! He soaks up the spotlight every time he visits our patients, guests, and staff. However, most people don't know the story of his handler, Tony Hernandez, who never wants to be the center of attention. Tony was a NY State Trooper and faced three near-fatal accidents, one that left him seriously injured. In his interview with WSLS, Tony stated "I don't know how I'm still here...so now, I do this with Trooper."

Last week, we had the privilege of honoring Dr. Anand Kishore and his wife with a heartfelt dedication ceremony. A CNRV endoscopy suite now proudly bears their names, celebrating their years of commitment, expertise and unwavering service!