December 2016
Barbara
Ernsberger
,
RN
ECC
Memorial Hospital of South Bend
South Bend
,
IN
United States
Barb Ernsberger was taking care of a patient who had been having knee problems following a GLF. The patient was supposed to marry her fiancé that day but due to being in the ECC they were unable to do so. The fiancé asked Barb if there was any way they could get married while in the ECC. Barb arranged for the chaplain to come up and marry the couple. Barb proceeded to look around the unit for some flowers. She asked the manager, Chris, if she knew where a flower might be. Chris proceeded to go down to the gift shop and purchased a vase of flowers. Other staff members heard of the planned wedding and purchased some baked goods from the bake sale the ECC was holding so that the couple had a "cake". Barb joined the Chaplain at the patient's bedside and witnessed them get married, while continuing to provide care to the rest of her patients.