Moving Day

Monday was the official moving day to begin occupying the new Intensive Care units and the new step-down monitored units at Floyd Memorial Hospital. Patients began moving around 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

All the staff seemed very excited about the move, even if a little nervous. Two of my patients also were excited to know that they would be the first patients ever in the new rooms. It made the hospital experience a little less anxiety-provoking for both of them.

The staff worked very hard over the weekend doing last minute preparations. Our vice-president Mrs. Quillman also was on hand Sunday rolling her sleeves up and pitching in with the hard work. She has been very dedicated to the project and was the administrative lead since its inception. She had the tremendous job of managing the project, working with the builders and project manager to keep things on-time and on-budget. Overall she did an excellent job and should be complimented on the success. The staff also should be complimented for their tremendous efforts preparing for the move and changes. I cannot say enough how proud we are to work with such great staff.

The employees continue to show their enthusiasm with excitement and positive attitudes. Everyone is hopeful that the growing pains of the new addition will not disrupt the forward momentum.