{"id":64431,"date":"2022-06-15T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=64431"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:23:54","slug":"tim-kafel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/tim-kafel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kafel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_64432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64432\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64432\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Tim Kafel\" width=\"640\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee-300x237.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee-768x607.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee-150x119.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/15140359\/timkafelsizedeee-200x158.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim Kafel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Selfless act: Deeply rooted in health care and patient service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tim Kafel began working at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North at the age of 18, right after graduating from high school. He has been working in the ICU his entire career, starting as a critical care technician, earning his associate\u2019s degree and later a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing.<\/p>\n<p>Kafel\u2019s mother influenced him and his sister to pursue careers in health care, and the family members have more than 60 years of combined service at UCHealth.<\/p>\n<p>Always a selfless nurse, Kafel recently stepped up during a busy evening in the ICU at Memorial North.\u00a0 A critically ill patient who had many challenges during his lifetime, was near the end of his life. No family was near.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, a family member had called the hospital to let staff know of the family\u2019s decision to take the patient off of life support. The family indicated they would not be able to be make it to their family member\u2019s bedside for several days.<\/p>\n<p>Though the patient had burned bridges within his family, Kafel saw a need to be with the man as he took his last breaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a nurse, you don\u2019t care about any of those things. You take care of them and be there for them regardless of what transpired during their life,\u201d Kafel said.<\/p>\n<p>Though the hospital has a program in place to provide companionship for people as they die, Kafel feared that by the time someone on call came in, it may have been too late. After completing his 12-hour shift, Kafel volunteered to stay as long as needed to be with this patient during his final hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody should ever have to die alone no matter what they have done in their life. We always try to be there with somebody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The patient died four hours later, with Kafel at his side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, it all works out just fine,\u2019\u2019 Kafel said. \u201cWe are there to take care of the patients, and the ICU is just the greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kafel said he and his team always do \u201cwhatever is best for the patient,\u201d delivering impeccable care and working as hard as possible, even if it means making personal sacrifices to be there for anyone in need.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what Kafel has been doing at Memorial since the age of 18, and what the Kafel family has been doing for a combined 60 years. And counting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">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<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selfless act: Deeply rooted in health care and patient service Tim Kafel began working at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North at the age of 18, right after graduating from high school. 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