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Karlene Hobbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Care coordinator delivers magazine and patient peace<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Karlene Hobbs cannot drive by a dollar store without popping in for holiday decorations.<\/p>\n

The cube where Hobbs sits is rarely without colorful decor and she keeps a growing stash of light-up pumpkins, grinning turkeys and twinkling snowflakes just in case a patient is stuck on her unit for a holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love decorating patient\u2019s rooms,\u201d said Hobbs, a 11 1\/2-year UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital care coordinator. \u201cI try and make a difference in any way I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

One fall afternoon Hobbs heard about a patient whose family was hoping they could show him an issue of Hot Rod magazine before he passed. The man had an article published in the magazine, and he hadn\u2019t seen it yet. Staff were searching online and calling nearby stores to see if anyone had the issue, to no avail. After her shift ended, Hobbs headed to a grocery store for dog food. Out of curiosity, she checked out the magazine section.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure enough, there it was,\u201d said Hobbs who snapped up the issue, turned right back around and drove back to campus. She called her colleague, Helen French, elated she found the publication. French, a physician assistant in UCHealth’s blood cancer and bone marrow transplant center, was not surprised as Hobbs is known for her critical behind the scenes work.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe does so much for our patients and brings such positive energy to the floor,\u201d said French. \u201cAnd we really need that up here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grateful family read the article to the patient before he passed. A memory, said French, the family will hold onto forever.<\/p>\n

Hobbs knows the end of life experience for family members is special and solemn. She is thankful she played a small role in making that moment a little easier for a family who had to say goodbye to a loved one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t extravagant,\u201d said Hobbs. \u201cIt\u2019s often the simplest actions that have the biggest impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was part fate, said Hobbs, that led her to the magazine aisle. If the staff hadn\u2019t been talking about the magazine, if she hadn\u2019t run out of her pooch\u2019s favorite kibble, or if she went to another grocery store, she would not have found the magazine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what we do,\u201d said Hobbs. \u201cWe find a way to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n

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