Nurses saluted for life-saving responses Brittany West, RN, Bryan East Campus Emergency, received the Meritorious Service Medal after saving the life of a fellow service member this spring in California. Sgt. West was stationed in San Diego as a refueler with the Nebraska Army National Guard. While she was running at Miramar Lake for personal training, she witnessed a soldier collapse. West performed CPR until first responders arrived, and the patient was taken to a local hospital. Taylor Arndt, Critical Care RN, Neuroscience, was a bridesmaid at a Lincoln wedding in May 2021, when one of the guests, Neal Dethlefs of St. Paul, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at the
reception, Arndt performed CPR until a Lincoln Fire and Rescue team arrived. It was the first time this critical care RN had used CPR outside of a hospital setting. For her actions, the Lincoln Police Department recently
presented Arndt with its Citizen’s Lifesaving Award. Neal Dethlefs and his wife, Chris, have stayed in touch with Arndt and appeared in local media stories on the one-year anniversary of his incident.
Sgt. West receives the Meritorious Service Medal.
Taylor Arndt meets with Neal and Chris Dethlefs.
Feit and Worley receive Nurses Week recognition During National Nurses Week, Teri Feit, RNC-NIC, and Jeanine Worley, RN, were among the 10 nurses honored in the Journal Star “Heart of Health Care” recognition program. Feit is a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Bryan East Campus, and Worley is a Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit nurse on Bryan West Campus.
Engler earns top UNMC award
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Behavioral Health Services Senior Director Shannon Engler received this year’s J.G. Elliott Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. It recognizes community members who have provided truly extraordinary service, according to UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey Gold, MD.
Teri Feit
Jeanine Worley
Cabrera featured on 35 Under 35 list Physician assistant Michael Cabrera is among Grand Island’s Top 35 Under 35 leaders in the community, according to the Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce. He works for the Surgery Group of Grand Island, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network.
Michael Cabrera
