{"id":4695,"date":"2022-11-03T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/?page_id=4695"},"modified":"2023-01-10T14:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:01:52","slug":"nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/annual-report-2022\/stories\/nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring a Health Care Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center top;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1193.4px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:20px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.25;\"><h1>Honoring a Health Care Hero<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:40% !important;margin-top : 5%;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.45%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.45%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-1{ margin-bottom : 10px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"740\" alt=\"woman in a mask next to a crate of oranges in a food distribution center\" title=\"2022-story-nursing-1\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1-200x131.jpg 200w, https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1-400x262.jpg 400w, https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1-600x393.jpg 600w, https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1-800x523.jpg 800w, https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/11\/2022-story-nursing-1.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><em>Belfast Public Health Nurse Susan Dupler accepts her award after being named Citizen of the Year by the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual Chamber Awards Gala Nov. 4.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:60% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.6333333333333%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.6333333333333%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 120px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1193.4px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Susan Dupler, RN<\/strong>, likes to fly under the radar. But when you make such a large difference in your community, that\u2019s not likely to happen.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u00a0<strong>Belfast Public Health Nurse<\/strong>, Susan epitomizes the commitment to caring for our patients and community members shared by the nurses and nursing support teams at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), Waldo Country General Hospital (WCGH) and our long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Susan\u2019s commitment to our community has not gone unnoticed. In June, the\u00a0<strong>Belfast City Council\u00a0<\/strong>presented her with its\u00a0<strong>Spirit of America Award<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of her ongoing dedication to improving the health of the community and especially her work organizing vaccination clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the MaineHealth Medical Group recognized her with the\u00a0<strong>Francine M. Rideout Service Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for her outstanding service to the community and for exemplifying all of MaineHealth\u2019s core values.<\/p>\n<p>And in November, Susan was named\u00a0<strong>Citizen of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber Awards Gala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,300 community members cast votes for this year\u2019s Citizen of the Year Award, which recognizes a person who has made an outstanding impact in Waldo County, either through a single event or on a continuous basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited that Sue has been chosen to be the recipient of this incredibly beautiful award,\u201d said <strong>Mark Fourr\u00e9<\/strong>, president of WCGH. \u201cSue\u2019s work is sometimes under-recognized because of the way she does her work. She is in the community day in and day out, caring for the underserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her role as public health nurse, Dupler serves the community in myriad ways, including dressing wounds of homeless community members, visiting homebound individuals to administer COVID vaccines, organizing safety events for children and planning educational luncheons for seniors, as well as coordinating blood drives and vaccine clinics for the community. She has helped many people find housing and was a founder of Community Food for Children, which provides free meals for children in Belfast throughout the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no one else in this community who deserves this award more than Sue,\u201d said <strong>Cherie Merrill<\/strong>, executive director of the Belfast Soup Kitchen, where Dupler serves on the board of directors. \u201cShe has been doing this for a long time. Her heart is in it, her soul is in it, and there\u2019s no one who knows our community like she does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Susan began working at WCGH in 1993 as a nurse in the emergency department. She later moved to oncology and infusion therapy before joining the population health team as the Belfast Public Health Nurse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSusan\u2019s contributions to MaineHealth are rivaled only by her contributions to our community,\u201d said <strong>Stacey Hall, WCGH population health manager.<\/strong> \u201cSue is patient-centered in everything she does. She combines her A+ clinical skills with her firm grasp of social determinants of health to assess and address patients\u2019 needs. She has an ability to connect with people of all walks of life. She is respectful and kind to all. Susan truly is working to make our community the healthiest it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:60% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.6333333333333%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:var(--awb-color2);padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h4>Recognize a Caregiver<\/h4>\n<p>The Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation supports the Grateful Patient Program at Pen Bay Medical Center. This special program allows grateful patients to recognize the quality care and support they received by acknowledging those exceptional caregivers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-button.button-1{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainehealth.org\/Pen-Bay-Medical-Center\/Ways-To-Give\/Recognize-Your-Caregiver\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:20% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 20px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 4.9%;padding-bottom : 20px !important;padding-left : 20px !important;margin-left : 4.9%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0.98%;margin-left : 0.98%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 2%;padding-right : 10%;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 5%;padding-left : 10%;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":4413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4695"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4913,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4695\/revisions\/4913"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.pbmc.wcgh.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}