Cindy Price

"Cindy Price is a nurse that truly deserves some recognition. Cindy has worked really hard to be a super competent and highly trained caregiver. She is truly loved by many as she has cared for and supported many in the capacity as an Angel Nurse.

Cindy bravely faces really tough circumstances from time to time in her nursing care and career. She not only demonstrates her competency in the level of care she provides her patients but she offers her patients strength and support in a most caring and loving way.

Cindy is without doubt one of the very best nurses anyone needing tender care could possibly wish for."

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Natalia Hedges

Natalia is a very kind hearted, caring person. She is a nurse at McKay Dee hospital. She made and gave away hundreds of "hero bands". She has also made mask for her family. She had a few volunteers helping her and donating items but she is the true Hero. She worked tirelessly making the hero bands, while still taking care of her young family, working, and attending on line classes. These head bands really help medical personnel ears from becoming raw and sore from the mask ear straps. Thank you Donna (see fox 13 news if you need more details approx April 10th.)

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Mindi Tippins

My wife Mindi is a U.S. Army trained Nurse of 23 years. In her current position she is a resource for several Long term Rehab facilities in Utah. When the Covid 19 outbreak was at its worst in Washington State, she volunteered to help one of the facilities there due to the need for extra staff. She did this without concern for being exposed to this awful sickness. After helping there, she had to quarantine herself due to exposure, she was away from her family for a total of 28 days. During her quarantine she was placed on the Governor's Utah Covid 19 task force where she has been a resource to ensure the needs of patients in facilities are addressed. Also she has been helping to open a facility in Salt Lake for Covid 19 patients that no longer need hospital level care. She didn't only help plan its opening, she now works there daily as a nurse helping these Covid 19 patients get well and return to their families. I am fortunate to have this wonderful woman in my life and I am awed at her commitment to help not only these sick patients but at the same time help other staff to get through this tough time. I would like to say Mindi has done all of these things tirelessly but that wouldn't be true, she works very hard, But I can say that she puts her own well being second and does all of this without complaint.

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Renee' Atwood

As an ER educator she was given the incredible task of helping train redeployed nurses to help deal with Covid19. She did so with amazing grace, professionalism and concern. She sacrifices her own sleep and personal time to help make sure there are well trained nurses to treat the community. She genuinely cares for each nurse she is teaching and the community she serves. She is an amazing resource and asset to the UVH ER. She goes above and beyond in everything she does and truly deserves recognition as one who made it possible to help the community. As a nurse that was redeployed and had to learn on the fly she has made it an easier transition and helped me to truly feel ready and able to help.

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Stacie Goodrich

Stacie has been working on the front lines long hours in full protection gear since the beginning of this covid 19 crisis . On Feb 27 She posted an article about the coronavirus written by her old boss warning all her Facebook contacts to take this virus seriously , how contagious it is and to wash hands .I've watched her very few Facebook posts -working one of the first drive up Covid testing sites by her clinic . Talking about not even time for bathroom breaks and working hours past end of shift . She has School age kids at home and husband works in medical field also . Her post today was that she's so ready for this virus to go away but knows it's not going to anytime soon.

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Allison Johnson

Allison works as a CNA/Medtech at The Ridge, an assisted living/ memory care facility. She loves her work, caring for these special residents who are truly quarantined. They cannot have visitors, and their only contact is the staff. Even though she has to wear a mask, Allison's smile shows through her countenance, and her eyes glow with the love she has for the residents. This is truly a labor of love, and she gets paid back by the smiles she receives and the ray of sunshine she brings into the lives she serves. Ask any of her co worker, and residents, and you will find, that Allison is an angel in disguise!

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Al Phelps

"Al is a nurse at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital. He is dedicated to giving the best care possible to his patients and is a fierce advocate for them. He doesn't view his work as heroic, he simply sees it as doing his duty. He finds it rewarding to be able to serve our Veterans and show, in some small way, his gratitude for their service. He loves spending time with his patients, talking to them and hearing their stories.

He cherishes those moments that give meaning and purpose to the work. There are times when they laugh so hard their sides hurt and times when the sadness is so deep it is impossible to hold back the tears; cherished moments, when patients are able to walk out the doors even though their initial outcome looked bleak; sacred moments, when all who can, stand to honor a fallen veteran, hand over heart or raised in salute, as they leave, one last time, draped in an American flag.

Al enjoys the beauty of nature and the solitude of the backcountry as often as he can; hiking, skiing, running the trails of the mountains he loves. "

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Sheila Rathke

My girlfriend Sheila works in the C.C.U. at I.M.C. and has some patients waiting for heart transplants. She sometimes has to sit stay with them for hours at a time while their families are outside in the parking lot holding signs because they're not allowed to visit. It's tough on her and she has to go without eating or bathroom breaks for hours at a time because she would have to risk possibly exposing others if she's with a patient who is potentially infected with covid. So she stays until she knows for sure what the test results are. If she leaves the room she has to take off the extra PPE and put it all back on so she just waits, therefore limiting others from possible exposure. You can imagine how heartbreaking it is for the patients and their families not being able to visit at this difficult time. She helps bridge that gap every single day and it's hard on her although she probably wouldn't admit it. She's stronger than I can only imagine being and I admire her and would love to honor her. Thank you.

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Shirsten Loomis

I would like to nominate my wife. She is a home health nurse for IMC. Normally they have about 7 to sometimes 10 patients per day, and they are only supposed to spend a short amount of time to dress their wounds or other medical needs and then have to rush to the next patient to get them all taken care of in a shift, and that includes the drive from patient to patient. Patients keep asking IMC to send her back because because my wife says these patients are so lonely because of no visitors, they love when she comes there. She is such a good listener and has a great bedside manner that many times she will spend over an hour just letting them talk, and then spends until midnight just to finish her charting.

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Candi Fortier

Candi is my aunt and is also the charge nurse of the OR at American Fork hospital. During this time she has continued working. Her dad, sister, and daughter all tested positive for COVID-19 and she continued to work and support her family. She is an amazing nurse! She's been a nurse for 20 years and that's why I chose to go to Provo College, to follow in her footsteps and hope to become and amazing nurse like her!

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Jay Kirk

"Jay is and amazing husband, father and Nurse. His family recently lost their son Sutton to premature birth at the same hospital he currently cares for patients, and the experience has left his with a greater love and compassion for those who are sick and afraid. his favorite part about being a nurse is building relationships with the patients and their families that last longer than their hospital stay.

Jay is working on covid-19 floor at IMC along with his amazing co workers. Who leave their own familes during this scary time to help and save others. We love you Jay Kirk and the T6 floor! THANK YOU! "

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Julia Cluff

My mom has been a nurse for over 30 years. She has worked for Holy Cross, the U, AirMed (thats where my parents met!), Life Flight, Primary Childrens, and is currently at IMC (you know the big hospital off the freeway). She places picc lines and feeding tubes throughout the entire hospital. She works closely with every type of patient, including Covid patients. She hasn't been able to visit her granddaughter in over a month, but she wants to set a good example for the community. She has always set an example of hard work, selfless service, and doing the right thing. If anyone deserves recognition on Nurses Day it is my mom.