Dr. Hung – Lead Anesthesiologist – Carefully monitoring a patient in the operating room.
This entry is one of two parts. I’d like to introduce you to some of the amazing people I have had the opportunity to meet and work along side on this mission. They are some of the most hardworking, caring and giving people I have ever met.
Lori, RN – Operating Room Nurse – Carrying a patient from the OR to the PACU after surgery
Dr. Hal – Surgeon – Sitting with one of his patients in a post-op room before their discharge
Sue – Interpreter – Sitting with a patient and his mother in a post-op room
Paul – Sterilizer – Taking a short break in the sterilization room
Left to Right: Dr. Ricardo, Anesthesiologist – Barbara, RN Operating Room Nurse – Ed, DDS Dentist Lifting the spirits of a patient before he enters the operating room for surgery
Left to Right: Victoria, RN Operating Room Nurse – Sandy, RN Head Nurse Comforting a patient and her mother before surgery
Jack – Quartermaster – Diligently guarding the supplies in the supply room
Zoel, MD – Anesthesiologist – Carrying a patient from the pre-op room into the operating room
Sue – Medical Records – Sharing a moment with her “favorite” patient because they share a birthday
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