Service Star of the Month
Christina Kerchner, R.N.
Christina Kerchner, R.N., open-heart unit
When a 14-year-old boy arrived on the open-heart unit, Christina Kerchner, R.N., kept him and his family comfortable, even as the boy’s condition deteriorated.
“She treated the family as she would have treated her own,” says Cindy Meeker, R.N., who co-nominated Kerchner. “Christina moved the boy to a more accessible room and let the family see him at any time.”
Kerchner even came in on her day off to make sure the boy received care from someone familiar. But as the care team members realized the boy wouldn’t recover, they explained the situation to his family, who chose to donate his organs. After the family said their goodbyes, Kerchner stayed by the boy’s side and accompanied him to the operating room early the next morning.
“She promised his mother he would not be alone,” says Carolyn Davidson, R.N., co-nominator. “We all learned a lesson from Christina’s unselfish display of kindness, love and compassion.”
Congratulations to Award Nominees
Marisa Ervin, case manager,Lehigh Neurology
Nominated by Janet McKinnon, Lehigh Neurology
Chuck Eggen, consultant, human resources
Nominated anonymously
Heather Peterson, home health aide, Lehigh Valley Hospice
Nominated by Deborah Moyer, R.N., Lehigh Valley Hospice
Jon Brndjar, D.O., LVPG
Nominated by Suzanne Peacock, patient logistics
Shauna Fitzsimmons, coordinator, headache center
Nominated by Nicole Hartman, R.N., headache center
Thomas DiBenedetto, M.D., Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons
Nominated by Susan Zorn, G.N., trauma, LVH–Cedar Crest
Renee Grow, R.N., trauma-neuro intensive care unit, LVH–Cedar Crest
Nominated by Matthew Karpowicz, R.N., advanced intensive care unit
Cheryl Christine, case manager, LVH–Muhlenberg
Nominated by Michelle Motsko, case management, LVH–Muhlenberg
Sharon Company, admissions/registration, LVH–Muhlenberg
Nominated by Elizabeth Holland, volunteer office
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