After 12 years in different roles at Memorial Hospital Miramar, Connie has seen the hospital from both sides – as a caregiver and as a patient.
She began her career in general X-ray, became a mammographer, was promoted to clinical coordinator and is now Imaging Services Manager.
“It’s been exciting to be part of this since the beginning, even before patients walked through the door,” Connie said.
She knows the quality of care patients and families receive. That’s why, when it came to delivering her girls, there was no question it would be at Memorial Hospital Miramar’s Family Birthplace.
During her first delivery, she was frightened to learn she needed a Caesarean section, but the care team calmed her fears.
“At that moment everyone was very comforting,” Connie said. “It’s scary going into the operating room and facing the reality of what was going to happen. I was assured I would be okay.”
Throughout her stay, she experienced the attentiveness and compassion of doctors, nurses and the entire care team from a patient’s perspective.
“After delivering, they brought my baby to my room when I wanted to see her,” she said. “Their attention to detail and all of my needs were above and beyond. They treated me like family.”