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Environmental services: Beyond the bedside
Batrou Doumbia has spent the last two years working in Environmental Services at HCA-HealthONE’s Sky Ridge Medical Center – but her contribution to Sky Ridge goes beyond cleaning patient rooms or delivering linens. She makes personal connections with patients and their loved ones and is a true care giver. Batrou’s colleagues often witness her compassion in…
Surprise tribute for HCA co-founder, Dr. Tommy Frist Jr.
The HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction is a special ceremony held annually in Nashville to honor recipients of the Frist Humanitarian award, the HCA Innovators award and the HCA Excellence in Nursing award. These men and women represent the best of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Tommy Frist Jr., HCA’s co-founder, calls the ceremony the most important…
HCA Healthcare announces Awards of Distinction recipients
HCA Healthcare today presented the HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction to recipients at a ceremony in Nashville. The HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction include the Frist Humanitarian Award, the HCA Innovators Award and the HCA Excellence in Nursing Award. These annual awards celebrate our colleagues, physicians and volunteers who exemplify the company’s culture and values.…
Celebrating 50 years by getting to know the people of HCA
When Cindy Borum, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, began her career at HCA Healthcare 25 years ago, she was unaware of the life-long relationships she would form with mentors, colleagues and patients. Cindy’s connection to HCA spans back a few years before she started working here. During her time at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing, she completed…
HCA Hero: ER nurse donates liver to child she never met
National Nurses Week makes now a better time than ever to shine a light on extraordinary acts of care provided by nurses. Pamela Assid, an emergency room nurse at HealthONE’s Sky Ridge Medical Center, demonstrated courage, kindness and compassionate care earlier this year when she saved a 7-year-old’s life by donating her liver. “Pam is…
HCA Doc Named American Heart Association’s 2018 Physician of the Year
If you asked Dr. Robert Sanchez what he was going to be when he grew up, the answer was always “a doctor.” But it was the sudden loss of his beloved grandfather that defined his career and his passion for training hundreds of thousands of people to be lifesavers as well. It is in recognition…