Eva Porter, a senior certified nursing assistant at Union Hospital, has received the ChristianaCare ROSE Award. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of Excellence, recognizing outstanding partners in nursing who help deliver compassionate, excellent care to patients and families. Interested in a career at ChristianaCare? Click here for job opportunities. Two patients nominated Porter for […] The post Eva Porter …
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the U.S. This is one of the few cancers for which we have effective tests for screening. Many people shy away from colorectal cancer screenings because of what they’ve heard about others’ experiences but testing methods and preparation for the most common type of screening — colonoscopy — …
Melissa Morgan-Gouveia, M.D., director of Geriatric Education in the Department of Medicine, has been named the House Call Educator of the Year by the American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM). Morgan-Gouveia is a board-certified geriatrician in ChristianaCare’s Primary Care at Home program. “Melissa is an educator at heart,” said Ina Li, M.D., Clinical Director […] The post Melissa Morgan-Gouveia, …
Juliet Westermann, BSN, RN, CCRN, of Wilmington Hospital, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, calm, respect and partnership. Interested in a nursing career at ChristianaCare? Click here for […] The post Juliet Westermann …
Caitlin Moody, senior certified nursing assistant at Union Hospital, has received the Christiana Care ROSE Award. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of Excellence, recognizing outstanding partners in nursing who help deliver compassionate, excellent care to patients and families. Interested in a career at ChristianaCare? Click here for job opportunities. Moody was nominated by a […] The post Caitlin Moody …
Paige Reynolds, BSN, RN, of the Emergency Department at Union Hospital, has received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, calm, respect and partnership. Reynolds was nominated by a grateful patient […] The post Paige Reynolds …
When Glenna Matthews was rushed to the hospital with severe gastrointestinal symptoms and abdominal pain, she never suspected to hear the word “cancer” in her diagnosis. Her tests confirmed an early stage endometrial cancer originating in the lining of her uterus. “I couldn’t believe it,” Matthews said. “I have been a nurse for more than […] The post Glenna’s Story: …
Words matter. So, when Tom Truman started loosing his, he knew something was very wrong. “I was getting confused and mixing up what I wanted to say,” Truman recalled. The imaging tests his doctor ordered revealed the reason why. Click here to make an appointment for cancer services at ChristianaCare. Truman, at age 61, was […] The post Delaware Surfer …
For years, Erica Lingerman struggled without success to get her type 1 diabetes under control. She suffered through bouts of shakiness, exhaustion, excess water retention and an overall feeling of being unwell – until her symptoms reached a life-threatening peak in 2022 when she wound up in a coma. When a ChristianaCare nurse in her […] The post Erica’s Story: …
On Monday mornings, Lutheran Community Services (LCS) food distribution coordinator Jennifer Williams works with a team of volunteers to pack a week’s produce, meat and other essentials for Delaware Food Farmacy participants. With the entire family receiving enough food for 10 meals each week, LCS has provided over 100,000 healthy meals since the program started. […] The post Farm-to-Table Where …
