ACHIEVEMENTS

from Journeys | Winter 2021

CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Organizations applaud staff for pandemic responses

Bryan Health received the annual Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Cornerstone Award for helping guide the city through the stages of the pandemic.

This award recognizes the business or organization that best demonstrates leadership, and it recognizes the entrepreneurial spirit of those who take risks and invest time and resources to grow Lincoln.

The Lincoln Friends Optimist Club presented all of Bryan’s nurses with the group’s annual Community Service Award, in recognition of the care givers’ work during the COVID pandemic.

The Intensive Care Unit staff at Bryan West Campus received this year’s Team DAISY Award. The award’s nomination notes the unit deserves recognition for its display of empathy and compassion for a patient and family, whicht encompassed Bryan’s core values.

This patient was in the ICU for about 70 days, suffering from the effects of COVID.

“He had a personality that drew him to our hearts,” the nomination states. “We were his cheerleaders, although many times we came out of his room feeling a lift from him. His passing was traumatic, but it was heart warming to realize how many have been positively affected by this patient.”

The ICU staff at Bryan East Campus also was nominated for an Excellence in Human Underderstanding Award from NRC Health. Read an inspiring story at nrchealth.com/bryan-healthrecognized-for-their-excellence. n This year’s Team DAISY Award went to the Intensive Care Unit staff at Bryan West Campus.

Neuroscience nurse manager Nicole Babst, Ashton Gerken, RN, and Brittany Solorzano Romero, RN, accepted the Community Service Award from Lincoln Friends Optimist Club representative Angela Driver on behalf of all Bryan nurses who care for COVID patients. Sue Kaltenberger, RN

Kaltenberger wins DAISY award

Presurgical and post anesthesia care unit nurse manager Sue Kaltenberger, RN, received this year’s DAISY Leader Award.

Her nominators enthusiastically endorse her.

“She’s an amazing leader,” one writes. “The timeliness of her follow through is the best I have experienced in my 39 years at Bryan. She listens without reacting, then, taking all things into account, shares her response and the reasoning behind it. She is accessible to staff and encourages critical thinking and challenges us to strive for excellence.”

Another adds, “When you have a project to undertake, you are grateful for her presence, manner and leadership. Sue is the leader that others want to be like, and she promotes Bryan in our community through volunteering and mentoring students.” n

Dr. David Miers

Heroes of Hope honors Dr. Miers

David Miers, PhD, received a Heroes of Hope Award from the HopeLNK Suicide Prevention Coalition for his efforts to inspire hope, elevate the conversation about mental health and assist in efforts to prevent suicide.

Dr. Miers is the founder of the Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition and director of behavioral health services at Bryan. He is a longtime advocate for ways to help prevent suicides and provide support to those who have lost a loved one to suicide, through the development of Local Outreach to Suicide Survivor Teams (LOSS), and he is one of the leaders who is bringing the “My Companion” app to Nebraska to help students cope with mental health issues.

His nomination notes, “He is a true servant leader, especially in the area of suicide prevention, treatment and postvention.” n Dr. Stacy Waldron

Dr. Waldron leads boards

Stacy Waldron, PhD, has been elected chair of the College of Boards of Psychology Chairs for the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). She also has been reelected to Nebraska’s Board of Psychology.

Dr. Waldron is psychology and therapy supervisor for the Bryan Medical Center Counseling Center. In 2022, she begins a two-year term as chair of the College of Board Chairs, which is a committee of the Board Chairs representing each jurisdiction in the association.

The ASPPB is responsible for certifying psychologists throughout the United States and Canada, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The State Board of Health reelected her as a psychologist member on the Board of Psychology, which she currently chairs. n

They’re the Caring Kind

During the Nebraska Hospital Association convention, three Bryan co-workers were recognized with Caring Kind Awards.

Congratulations to care management coordinator Chelsie Edwards, RN, of Merrick Medical Center in Central City; Sarah Kelly, RN, of the Specialty Clinic at Bryan East Campus; and Anna Warnes, APRN-NP, of Crete Area Medical Center.

Sarah’s nominator said, “She has so much compassion when individuals are at their most vulnerable. She truly cares about others — enough to listen, to give hugs, to go above and beyond. She also works as a SANE nurse and understands that the work she is doing is so important. She’s a huge advocate for mental health patients and was instrumental in gathering information to help staff assist patients suffering from PTSD.

Anna’s nominator said, “She’s always willing to do what it takes to ensure patient needs are met. She is kind and respectful and faces difficult situations with a willing and compassionate heart.”

Bryan Health also received a Pacesetter Award in the Noncritical Access Hospital category. n

Sarah Kelly, RN

Chelsie Edwards, RN Anna Warnes, APRN-NP

Discrimination is against the law

Bryan Medical Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Bryan Medical Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

If you have questions about the law, please contact our Corporate Compliance Officer. You can either call 402-481-8432, write to Bryan Medical Center, Attn: Patient Liaison Department, 1600 South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506 or email Patient_Liaison@bryanhealth.org.

Bryan Medical Center

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If you believe Bryan Medical Center has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:

Patient Liaison 2300 S. 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

Phone 402-481-5761 – TTY 800-833-7352 – Fax 402-481-5711

Patient_Liaison@bryanhealth.org You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Patient Liaison Department is available to help you. Please see the contact information above.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201 1-800-368-1019 -TTY 800-537-7697

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

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