Dean was so kind, informative, attentive, friendly, and just simply one of the best nurses we have ever encountered. My son, as the patient, raved about what an excellent nurse Dean was and this was even when he was super sick. As a mom of super sick 27 y.o., young, normally a very healthy young man, I can honestly say that Dean was the only person who eased some extreme fears with an unknown condition. My son started off with what we thought was a routine cold and within three weeks he had several ER visits, lost 15 lbs, started with scary neurological symptoms, and ended up in the hospital for a week. Dean took such good care of him and kept us informed the whole time. He was very knowledgeable and even researched the different conditions giving us very good information but always deferring to the doctors as appropriate. He had some of the different doctors call me when I could not be able to be at the hospital. I have been in healthcare for a very long time. I have worked with many nurses in my career and in personal experiences and I honestly haven't encountered a better nurse than Dean. He is an Extraordinary Nurse.