UC Davis Staff

I figured i would write this Post before the crazyness started and i forgot to do it.

Ive been to alot of hospitals over the years having lived in Michigan and California. For the most part, hospital staff are generally nice. You occasionally get the person that woke up with a stick jammed in a place we wont discuss. But i would say typically 80% of medical staff are pleasent.

So far... UC Davis staff have not been the norm that im used to. They are above and beyond nice. This hospital must use the personality index tests that we use at my work when hiring new people because its constant. Every single person is exeptional. They all care. They all genuinly WANT to see your child get better. Its amazing to me.
Our primary nurse is named Kim. She is the most kind hearted person ive ever met. And Kenzie absolutly loves her. She doesnt talk to Kenz like shes a baby. She talks like they have been friends for years. Kim checks up on Kenzie more than any Nurse ive come across. She told me that after the first night, McKenzie stole her heart (not suprising cuz kenzie steals everyones heart lol). But you can actually see that she has. Unfortunatly for us, Kim is our night time nurse...so we really only get to see her for half her shift.
One thing that Kim did that i thought was above and beyond the job was this: our first night here, kenz had to have another IV put in. They had to poke her twice, but eventually got it in. Kenzie let out a pretty big scream because it hurt her. And you could tell Kim was upset that she hurt her new friend. So after Kenzie calmed down, Kim walkedback into our room with a brand new Tinkerbell doll still in the box. She apologized to Kenz for hurting her and gave her a big hug. That gesture right there will forever stick in my brain. I was honestly taken back. But everytime Kim is here, McKenzie has to tell her she loves her and that Kim is her best friend. Kim...you have been our Angel through all of this. Not only what you do for my daughter, but the ease you bring to me when your here...cuz i know shes in exceptional care. Thank you.
Our other favorites have been Nurse Laurie, Dr. Shenoy, another Nurse Kim, our primary doc Dr. Balagtas (spelling?), and the volunteers in the playroom.

Nurse Laurie is just as awesome as Nurse Kim. Kenzie had such a blast with her and i think Laurie had an equal amount of fun with my baby. Again... Laurie doesnt talk to her like a baby which i honestly think makes a huge difference to her being comfortable with the staff. Laurie was our daytime nurse so Kenzie got to see alot of her. They goofed off together, talked about coloring and puppies, and she truley made Kenz happy. We've only seen her one day, but kenz still talks about her. She was gentle with the IV's and drawing blood. And she was always there when we needed her. I believe she said she had 3 girls at home, and you can totally tell shes an awesome mom. Nurse Laurie...thank you. You were amazing with Kenz and i know all of us look forward to you being our Nurse again soon.

As for the other Nurse Kim and the Doc's mentioned above, you guys have been great as well. I would have never expected to be treated the way we have been so far. Obviously this is an extremely difficult time for me and my family, and im blessed to have you all in our corner. I feel so comfortable with my daughter being taken care of by all of you because of how amazing you all are. I dont think there is another hospital in this world that has as Phenominal of staff as they do here at UC Davis. I cant thank them enough for all that they have, and continue to do.
God forbid anything like this ever happens to you or your child, but if it does, theres no other hospital id reccomend going to. You and/or your child will be treated like a part of the family.

If you donate to charities...please keep UC Davis in mind. They are slways in need of blood, bone marrow, platlets, clothes, books, videos...etc. And they truley deserve it. This situation could have been so much more difficult had we not come here. Thank God we did.