Is over! I just finished my last shift yesterday. Or is it this morning? I have no clue. After 4 night shifts in a row, Charity and I are both pretty messed up as far as dates and times and years. But anyway, I wanted to drop a quick blog about my hospital (Charity's is soon to follow).
The hospital itself is very cool. The original building was brick and carried a lot of prestige and history. So when time came to expand, no one wanted to tear down the old building. So they decided to build around it. The new building completely encompasses the old one with a really cool atrium effect. Very cool idea. As a side note, these pictures were taken at 3:30am which is why there are no people in the hospital.
I worked here in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
We see anyone from newborns all the way up to a patient's 19th birthday. So I was not able to escape the typical drunk, psychotic, or GYN-inclined patients that the ED is famous for. But we also had our fair share of truly sick kids and I learned a ton on this rotation. I got a much better idea of what a sick kid looks like compared to a SICK kid. And I saw more sickle cell patients than I will see for the rest of my life in Tucson.
As I think we said one before, University of Mayland Medical Center is famous for the Cowley Shock Trauma Center. So famous, that the local news refers to all car accident/stabbing/shooting (sometimes all three) victims as simply going "to Shock Trauma." I got spend 1 afternoon there and it was . . . interesting. The people there have got it together. Everyone knows their role and patients are quickly stablized and shipped off to the OR. And these awesome people do all this incredible work sporting pink scrubs. I think this is what actually makes the place famous.
There are a few other staples to the hospital that make it unique. First is the built in Starbucks. Charity was very jealous. However, the Starbucks closes at 8:00pm which makes NO SENSE to me. The only redeeming thing about the early closure is that a family that works there sells soul food until 1am. And it's GOOD. Fried chicken, ham, collard greens, and hot wings. At 1am, it's like a 5 star restaurant of junk food.
The other piece of weirdness in the cafeteria is the vending machines. They have all the normal things, soda, Snickers, even ice cream and sandwiches. Except for this one. This one sells trashy romance novels. I'm speechless.
All in all, I got what I wanted out of my trip here. I got great training, I got a two letters of recommendation, and I got to see how I perform when I'm outside of my comfort zone. God really encouraged me while I was here and challenged me to pray for all of my patients no matter how nervous was that I might not be able to fix them. I really had a great time. And as for the pink scrubs? I got myself a souvenier!
Love,
Aaron and Charity
5 comments:
Always thought you looked good in "pink", just kidding of course. What an experience for you both. Things like this you'll not forget. God is good & has truly blessed you both w/wisdom & truly a gift of writing to keep us all well informed. Love ya, Grammy L
Wow. Where you normally make me LOL, this one made me cry. Never lose that love,compassion,and heart to pray for all in your care. It will last for eternity. Love you so much and busting with admiration...
Love,
Mom L
That hospital is awesome, I like the design of the lobby. That is really neat to hear how much this experience has blessed not only your practicle knowledge, but also your spiritual. The Lord has truly given you both a gift and I am very thankful to have you as friends! By the way, Christina and the fam say "Hi". Love ya....Krieger
Hey guys, Thanks for the cool updates. It has been a blessing reading about your trip! The pictures are great too.
Love ya, Ellen & Rick
Hey guys!! I just read all your blogs . . . so fun!!! Sorry I hadnt written before, I thought about you guys a lot . . . cause funny things kept happening and I just kept thinking Aaron and Charity would have laughed with me :) Cambodia was awesome--it changed my life! Cant wait to share with you :) Thanks for letting me know about the blog . . . it was entertaining :) Love you guys!
Love,
Carla
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