From May 4 to 10 is Nurse's Week, and the Phoenixville Hospital has their fair share of some award-winning and hard working nurses. That is not to say that there aren't other great nurses in the area. However, our focus was on the diversity of nursing at the hospital.

So in honor of these extraordinary individuals, yours truly has met with hospital officials, and after having so many to choose from, we made our selections and I'll be profiling six nurses in the pages of The Phoenix this week.

One story a day for the entire week, featuring these hard-chargers who work long shifts and are on their feet constantly, taking care of numerous patients at one time.

These nurses work in various departments of the hospital, during all hours of the day and night, and assisting both physicians and patients alike. After speaking with all six nurses, I found them each to be loyal to their profession, dedicated to their patients, and extremely pleased to be working at the hospital. Some of the veterans look forward to mentoring the new nurses, and they in turn are taking those lessons to heart and plying them to their trade.

I want to thank Brian Torrence, director of marketing and public relations, Phoenixville Hospital, for accompanying me around the hospital this week and introducing me to these wonderful individuals.

Upon visiting several departments in the hospital that I've never ventured before, I got to see up close and first hand some of the remarkable things these nurses do on a daily basis - things a lot of people aren't aware of.

I have the utmost respect for each and every one of them. Every time nurses would introduce themselves to me while I was a patient, I would thank them for being there, and promised them I would be as low maintenance as possible.

Hopefully you'll read these stories and get to see another side of these nurses. Then you may get a better aspect of how difficult their jobs are, especially the next time you're admitted into the hospital.

Posted by
Dennis J. Wright