{"id":71370,"date":"2023-08-24T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=71370"},"modified":"2023-08-24T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:00:52","slug":"hunter-lindell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/hunter-lindell\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Lindell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_71371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71371\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71371\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/17082121\/Hunter-Lindell-02-web.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Hunter Lindell\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hunter Lindell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Stepping in to provide comfort for a confused patient<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A patient wound up alone and confused in the emergency department at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North. Suffering from dementia, she didn\u2019t remember how she got to the hospital or why she was there.<\/p>\n<p>When the woman started to panic, Hunter Lindell, an emergency medical technician (EMT), stepped in to help her.<\/p>\n<p>It was a busy night in the emergency department, so Lindell made sure he had adequate EMT coverage, then he went in the patient\u2019s room and asked her if she would like company. He sat down to talk to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to take her mind off the panic and anxiety that she had from being in an unknown place with an unknown pain. And not really remembering why,\u201d said Lindell.<\/p>\n<p>They began to talk. Lindell shared his lifelong aspiration of becoming a firefighter, something that the patient related to first-hand, as her husband was a career firefighter. Their banter continued for two hours, and Lindell built trust with her and helped alleviate some of the patient\u2019s worries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really cool experience to be able to sit with her, get to know her and form that relationship, even if she wasn\u2019t necessarily going to remember it,\u201d Lindell said. \u201cJust to care for her in that way and letting her know that we were there to help her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When transport arrived to take the patient home, Lindell remained at her side. With panic starting to set-in again, Lindell reached out and held her hand. He offered comforting words saying, \u201cYou\u2019re in good hands. They\u2019re taking you back home. They\u2019ll take good care of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Wood, an emergency department nurse at MHN, saw how Lindell\u2019s kindness helped the patient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHunter helped to keep her calm and feel safe. She loved to tell him her stories, and it helped me to be able to then help my other patients,\u201d Wood said. \u201cOur patients are lucky to have someone so calm and patient to be there for them. Hunter is a huge asset to this night shift crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindell said the experience was rewarding for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re able to help a patient, as well as help other staff, I always get a sense of joy that comes from it. A sense of being useful. It was a great night.\u201d Lindell added.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Lindell\u2019s pathway to become a firefighter led him to his current position at UCHealth. As he was attending EMT school, a requirement for firefighting, he fell in love with the medical side of the profession.<\/p>\n<p>Lindell describes his time working at UCHealth as \u201cincredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a really great team,\u201d Lindell said. \u201cWe all work well together, so we can provide the best patient care possible.\u201d<\/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>Stepping in to provide comfort for a confused patient A patient wound up alone and confused in the emergency department at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North. 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