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BROWARD HEALTH NORTH BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS

Elizabeth Taylor, RN Anish Alexander, RN

Elizabeth Taylor has been on staff at Broward Health Broward Health Coral Springs announces Anish
North since 2000 when she was hired as patient care asso- Alexander, RN, as the 4th Quarter Shining Star Winner.
ciate. In 2005, she received her nursing degree and was Anyone who does not work in a hospital may fail to
hired as a registered nurse on the neuro/orthopedic trauma understand that situations occur where an employee must
unit. make a decision to set aside their personal safety for the
Elizabeth is dedicated to providing the highest quality of safety of their patient and/or co-workers. That decision is
care for patients and their families. made in a split second based on the RN’s assessment of the
Elizabeth has always had a natural instinct to help peo- situation and any secondary factors that may affect the out-
ple. She loves working with her patients to help them come.
regain their mobility and return to their optimal level of When the Code Assist was called, Anish Alexander,
health. She enjoys connecting with her patients on a per- along with others from throughout the building responded
sonal level and takes the time to form a bond with each of to the unit. With so many staff involved, there were several
her patients. Elizabeth is devoted to keeping her patients safe and enjoys teaching both suggestions made regarding the safest way to reduce the
patients and family members how to take care of themselves when they leave the hospi- potential for patient or staff harm while expediting remov-
tal. ing the patient from this public environment.
When asked, Elizabeth says the best part of her job is treating a patient back to health Anish calmly made suggestions on strategies to accomplish our goal of getting the
and having them thank her because she left such a lasting impression on them. patient to his room. Once the patient was safely in bed, Anish remained at his bedside
where he continued evaluating the situation, reducing environmental stimuli to the
Laura Simpson, RN, BSN patient and assisting in developing a plan of action for the next shift. From start to fin-
ish, about 90 minutes had gone by before Anish left the unit to return to his own work-
load. There was no mention of what work was being delayed on his unit, the entire time
Laura Simpson began her career at Broward Health North
in 2003, when she was hired as a registered nurse on the he focused on the needs of this patient and the staff on this unit.
sixth floor neuro-telemetry unit. Laura’s passion for the pro-
fession of nursing is evident in all aspects of her practice. Valerie Wilson, RN
Laura shows true dedication when caring for her patients
and their families. Broward Health Coral Springs (BHCS) is pleased to
Laura is dedicated to educating staff about best practices announce that Valerie Wilson, RN, from the Emergency
and collaborating with physicians to ensure patients receive Department, was selected as the February DAISY Nurse. .
the highest quality care. She has a passion for orienting new Valerie was hired as a new grad in the ED a little less than 2
graduate nurses successfully and they always recognize years ago. Routinely new grads are not hired into that area
Laura for her patience, professionalism and above all com- because of the acuity but Valerie demonstrated qualities both
mitment to her patients. Laura is consistently recognized by then and now that have proven to be successful.
patients, families, coworkers and administration for the She was nominated by a patient’s son and his heartfelt
excellent care of her patients. nomination:
“In January my mother was brought to Broward Health
Coral Spring. On arrival to the Emergency Room she was
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER greeted by her nurse, Valerie. Valerie was very compassion-
ate and acted quickly using her nursing skills. The entire
team acted efficiently getting her blood work done and sent her off to the CT scanner
Joshua Fletcher, RN within minutes. Upon my mother’s return from CT scan Valerie greeted her back to the
Emergency Room in a cheerful friendly manner, got her on the monitor and sat with me
A registered nurse for 13 years and employed by Broward and my mom explain everything to us in full detail. She held my mother’s hand and kept
Health Medical Center for 9 years, Joshua Fletcher works in reassuring her. The entire treatment was great in helping us during this trying time of
the Intensive Care Unit at Broward Health Medical Center. extreme duress. My mother and family and I would like to commend Valerie in particu-
Joshua works as a bedside nurse, caring for the critically ill lar for being such a competent, professional, compassionate, caring and warm, and very
who also does relief charge and responds to in-house emer- helpful.”
gencies such as code blues, rapid responses and brain attacks.
Joshua received his associate degree in nursing from
University of Rio Grande, located in Rio Grande, Ohio and is
currently studying to earn his Bachelors of Science in BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT
Nursing (BSN).
Fletcher is a two-time DAISY Award® recipient, an inter-
national program that rewards and celebrates the extraordi-
nary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses Eddy Beauzil, RN, BSN
every day. His most recent nomination resulted from a fellow nurse commending Fletcher
on his phenomenal performance during the Fort Lauderdale Airport incident in January Eddy Beauzil, BHU assistant nurse manager, has
2017. worked for the last four years at Broward Health
Imperial Point’s (BHIP) Behavioral Health Unit on the
6th floor. Coming to the United States 10 years ago from
Grace Grecz, RN
his native country of Haiti where Eddy was a lawyer, a
judge and a prosecutor looking for opportunities for his
Grace Grecz has been a registered nurse at Broward Health family in the United States. Upon returning to school for
for 35 years. Grecz currently works at Maternity Place at continuing education for his law career, Eddy decided
Broward Health Medical Center as a staff nurse. As a that nursing presented a great opportunity and made the
Maternity Staff Registered Nurse, Grace cares for new moth- switch. Since joining BHIP in 2013, Eddy completed his
ers and babies, serving as a Clinical Coach, Charge Nurse and BSN and is currently enrolled in a Master’s level program
Transition Nurse. in nursing leadership. In October 2016, he was promot-
Grace received her Associate Degree in Nursing from ed to Assistant Nurse Manager. Eddy is a clinical and administrative leader on the
Broward Community College and is a past recipient of the unit and is a mental health resource for the entire hospital. To honor his caring spirit
DAISY award, an international program that rewards and cel- and excellence in nursing, Eddy was the first nurse on the Behavioral Health Unit to
ebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate receive the nursing “Daisy” award. Realizing that he has many career opportunities
care given by nurses every day. Additionally, Grace received within the organization, Eddy hopes to grow in nursing leadership at Broward
was the recipient of the Medical Staff Employee recognition Health.
award for her outstanding commitment to nursing. She has
served on many committees throughout her career such as the Breastfeeding Process
Improvement Team and Transition Nurse Team offering her invaluable expertise.

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