this issue goes dog wild
lanier laney covers 13th annual ‘paw-ty’ on the point, page 8 beaufort couple uses therapy dogs to help others, page 9
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CHANGE OF COMMAND
february 20-26, 2014
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort sees new commanding officer
WELLNESS
Welcome the addition of Awakenings, a new column from TheraVista. see pages 7
ARTS
Photographer Chris Kirk’s work will be displayed at USCB Center for the Arts. see page 18 INDEX
Col. Brian C. Murtha relinquished command of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on Thursday, Feb. 13 to Col. Peter D. Buck (pictured in small insert shaking hands with Col. Murtha above). Col. Murtha also retired after 30 years of service as a U.S. Marine. Above: Col. Brian Murtha salutes during the change of command and retirement ceremony. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Nurse honored with DAISY Award
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Beaufort Memorial nurse Alyssa Blevins, RN, receives the national DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Like any good nurse, Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Alyssa Blevins has always done her best to console the families of ill patients. But when a Lady’s Island teen suffering unexplainable seizures needed to be airlifted from BMH to the Medical University of South Carolina, the 32-year-old nurse offered the family more than just comfort — she offered them a ride. The teen’s father and brother didn’t have a car to get to Charleston, so Blevins volunteered to drive them more than an
hour up the road to the tertiary hospital. No matter that she had just completed 14 hours on the job. “I’ve never heard of any nurse doing that,” said her supervisor Lauren Norris. “It went above and beyond the call of duty.” The compassionate gesture earned Blevins the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national tribute reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families. DAISY continued on page 6
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