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The award recognizes employees who "go well above and beyond the call of duty by performing extraordinary acts of service for patients, guests and members of the community and represents the pinnacle of recognition for service excellence at Norton Healthcare."
Chaplain Soards, along with Lavonne White, R.N., Taylor Saksefski, Jonetta Malone, Gail Burchett, R.N., and Erica Romine assisted their patient after she shockingly discovered on the television early morning news that her husband had been murdered the night before.
Together, the Norton team ministered to her needs spiritually and physically, providing her with care, comfort, special foods, a hair-do, clothing for the funeral, transportation, and most of all, tender loving care. Extra care was given by all of the staff to support her in her time of extreme distress and provide her with the support she needed to be able to attend his funeral, which was provided at no charge by Highland Funeral Home on Taylorsville Road.
Two other Good Samaritan awards were given as well. One to a respiratory therapist who witnesses a motor vehicle accident and then took care of the four children and their gravely injured father while waiting for emergency services to arrive; the other was given to a pediatric oncology nurse who knew that a young boy's wish was to have a beagle puppy, and drove to Shelbyville to buy him one. When she got there, the breeder gave the boy not one, but two puppies at no charge.
The Good Samaritan Award is one way that Norton Healthcare remembers its founding namesake, the Rev. John N. Norton, former rector of Ascension Church in Frankfort, and at the time of his death, assistant rector at Christ Church Cathedral. His focus was most often upon the poor, the sick and the needy of the community. He was always generous with his own money and went the extra mile for those he served. His legacy is an inspiration to those who serve at the bedside today at Norton healthcare.
