Hello All! Welcome to Phyl Phacts!

October 30, 2019 /

Hello All,

I am sitting in front of the computer equal parts thrilled and terrified! Thrilled because writing is something I love to do, at one point envisioning I would be the next Patricia Cornwell or Lee Child. Terrified because doing such in this much larger world of the internet is terrifying!

I digress though. Let me first introduce myself! I am Phyllis Stoneburner. I am a Registered Nurse by background. I have been a bedside nurse, recruiter, director, chief nurse executive, administrator. I laughingly tell students that I have been around as long as Florence Nightingale. (Perhaps a gross overstatement, but I am very happy for hair dye and Spandex!)

I have been blogging at work for about 8 years, writing a weekly newsletter to the staff of the hospital. The newsletter was designed to keep people up-to-date on finances, statistics, quality endeavors, etc. Hospitals, actually all sites where healthcare is provided, are fast-paced; so keeping everyone in the loop has to happen more frequently than a monthly staff meeting! But I also wanted the newsletter to be inspirational, funny, thought provoking – and always to remind us about the very human component of our jobs. Healthcare is a truly human service industry. We have all of the latest technology, medications and procedures. AND at its very core, healthcare is all about people taking care of each other – patients, their families, other providers and other staff members. We are dealers in skill, hope, grace, dignity, care, heart and compassion. Healthcare is about relationships – where we all commit to help each other throughout the journey of our lives.

So Phyl Phacts was born at the hospital. Phyl, because even though my mother valiantly named me to avoid a nickname, almost everyone calls me Phyl. Phacts because…..well, it looked good with Phyl! But also because the newsletters had both true facts and what the staff called “Phyl-isms”. When I retired, people asked me to still write to keep them informed. I guess I wasn’t too boring!

So welcome to this new blog! I am sure I will still share facts, after all I am a nurse and still want people to lead their healthiest and happiest lives. The blog will be rich with stories, thoughts and many Phyl-isms.

Okay, I am still thrilled and terrified! And also hopeful that my weekly blogs will bring smiles, laughs, thoughtful conversation points.

Until the next story,

Phyl

P.S. It is flu season! GET YOUR FLU SHOT! Protect yourself and others!

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