Service Star of the Month

Julie Gufrovich Grimmer, R.N.

Julie Gufrovich Grimmer, R.N., emergency department, LVH–Cedar Crest

On a rainy April morning, Julie Gufrovich Grimmer, R.N., witnessed a horrific accident. When a young boy tried to cross the road to join his stepfather, he stepped into traffic and was struck by an SUV.

Julie immediately stopped to help. When she reached the boy, she noticed he was not breathing, had no pulse, and had suffered facial and head injuries. Acting quickly, Julie began performing CPR. By the time the ambulance arrived, the boy was breathing on his own and had a pulse.

Though the boy ultimately lost his life, Julie’s heroic actions gave his loved ones time to hold his hand and say goodbye. “On that tragic day, Julie reaffirmed what we already knew about her,” says Courtney Vose, emergency department (ED) director, on behalf of her ED colleagues. “She provides her patients the best possible care—whether they are in the ED or in the community.”

Deborah Dilliard, HIM technician, medical records
Nominated by Bruce Banks, medical records

Case Kuypers, R.N., home care
Nominated by Rita Ferrara, R.N., home care

Sharon Krywosa, R.N., transitional trauma unit
Nominated by Judy Shigo, R.N., and Shelly Marks, R.N., transitional trauma unit

Bob Allman, George Jarick, Mike Marrone and Scott Terfinko, respiratory therapy
Nominated by Ellie Peluso, respiratory therapy

Gillian Kurtz, R.N., and Donna Hendricks, R.N., NICU
Nominated by Cherie Raub, NICU

Prisilia Urquiaga, medical assistant, Southside Family Medicine
Nominated by Donna Weiss-Shara, Southside Family Medicine

Monique Van-Spanje, clinical technician, outpatient lab
Nominated by Frieda Weeks, LVH–Muhlenberg admissions

Ellen Schwartz, administrative/technical partner, mother-baby unit
Nominated by Michelle Keeney, mother-baby unit

Paola Pacheco, technical partner, 7C
Nominated by Lori Keller, food and nutrition, and her daughter, Amy

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