Amy
Row retires from ALMH
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[May
21, 2013]
Amy Row of Lincoln retired
from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital this month, the very same place she
began her 42-year-long career in nursing and the same place her father
worked for over 30 years. In 2012, Row was named ALMH Nurse of the Year. |
A graduate of Lincoln Community High
School, Row spent a lot of time at the hospital as a candy striper,
in medical records and as an aide. She earned her nursing degree
from Decatur Memorial Hospital through the Millikin University
School of Nursing. Row has worked in a variety of roles as a
surgical nurse, including the open heart surgery unit at St. John's
and now as a pre-surgical planning nurse. In fact, she worked with
the first general surgeon at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Dr.
John Nolan.
Looking back on her career as a
nurse, Row says that she has always been drawn to surgery. She
remembers her first surgery observation as a nursing student with
the others in her class.
"Five of us were all standing up
against the wall in the operating room. I was standing in the
middle. We were told not to touch anything or even move and just
observe. As the surgeon made his first incision, I'll never forget
it, the two students on my right side just slid right down the wall
and passed out, and the next thing you know, the two students on my
left side slid down the wall and passed out. The surgeon looked at
me as the last one standing and said, 'I think you have found your
place.' And he was right. Surgery has always been my niche," said
Row.
During her career, Row also spent
time as the school nurse at Lincoln Community High School from 1985
to 1995 and enjoyed her time there as well.
"I really did enjoy working with
the kids, too," said Row.
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Her husband, Danny, is a sales
associate at Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep in Lincoln. They enjoy
travel and look forward to several trips already planned for this
summer and fall.
There was a cake and punch
reception in the Graue Room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital on
Friday to celebrate Row's commitment to the field of nursing, ALMH
and her patients.
ALMH is a 25-bed
critical-access hospital at 200 Stahlhut Drive in Lincoln, Illinois.
For more information about the hospital, visit
www.almh.org. |