Wisconsin-based Edgerton Hospital and Health Services is a community-based health care organization with a deep commitment to providing value to all people it serves. In 2012, one Edgerton Hospital’s registered nurse, Kathy Dobson, embodied that spirit by providing personalized and compassionate care to a mother and infant in a critical situation. In recognition of Dobson’s exemplary care, she earned the Heroes in Health Care Award from the UW-Rock County Association and the Blackhawk Technical Foundation.
Early on Christmas day in 2012, Wendy Iversen, who was eight-months pregnant with a daughter, arrived at the emergency room. Upon admittance, the medical team, which included Dobson, discovered that Iversen had a prolapsed umbilical cord. When that occurs, babies may not receive the blood and oxygen needed to sustain life. Dobson stayed by Iversen’s side through the difficult ordeal, which included transfer to another hospital for an emergency C-section.
After delivery, Iversen’s daughter, Amelia, had to spend five days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to recover and grow stronger. During the mother and baby’s hospital stay, Dobson visited to check up on them. Today, Dobson is more than just a one-time caretaker for the Iversen family — she is beloved “Aunt Kathy” to little Amelia.
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