Archive for 2024

Vince Clemens, a nurse at HCA Houston Pearland in Texas, had shoulder pain, which gradually developed into adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder. He said, “The pain felt like a knife digging into my tissue.” His range of motion was limited, and steroid injections failed to provide relief. ‌ The prescribed solution? Six weeks…

Jerry, a veteran and nurse with HCA Houston Medical Center for five years, began to experience persistent nausea and abdominal pain. He learned his white blood cell counts were highly elevated, and over a few weeks, he tried multiple courses of oral antibiotics without much improvement. He said, “I showed up to work one day,…

Karla is a Customer Support Specialist based in Missouri. She helps source supplies for clinics and hospitals, she explained, “anything from a Band-Aid to a syringe to a suture.” At a recent family reunion, Karla joined in on a game of kickball and took a hard fall, fracturing her humerus in two places. The pain…

Ryan O’Sullivan has been a Consultant Systems Engineer with HCA Healthcare in Tennessee for over seven years. He also lives with a disease called osteomalacia, often referred to as “soft bone disease.” Treatment for his illness has included complex surgeries and procedures. In his most recent procedure, he experienced severe complications – a pulmonary embolism…

Tianna, a Lead Patient Care Tech at Trident Medical Center in South Carolina, received a call she was not expecting, her mother had a stroke and was unable to move her left side. Tianna was out of work for several weeks without pay as she helped her mother through her recovery. It was becoming impossible…