{"id":6906,"date":"2021-07-21T14:39:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2021-07-21T14:46:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:46:20","slug":"eric-fernandez-fhmcs-july-employee-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/eric-fernandez-fhmcs-july-employee-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Fernandez – FHMC’s July Employee Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July\u2019s Flushing Hospital Medical Center\u2019s<\/a> Employee Spotlight shines on Eric Fernandez, Assistant Head Nurse, in\u00a0 our 2 West\/Addiction Services Unit.<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric has been at FHMC for the past 14 years.\u00a0 He has a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Computer Science from NYU, as well as being a graduate of LaGuardia Community College of Nursing.<\/p>\n

As a valued member of the FHMC Department of Nursing, Eric is known for always pitching in whenever and wherever he is needed.\u00a0 He was an integral part of the COVID-19 vaccination team, spending countless hours making sure all who wanted to be vaccinated were given the chance.<\/p>\n

Eric stated, \u201cIt was gratifying to be part of the COVID vaccine team because I was witnessing people have tears of joy in their eyes because they would finally be able to visit family and friends that they hadn\u2019t seen in over a year.<\/p>\n

When he is not working, Eric loves to go to the movies, travel, exercise and spend time with his wife, Starr watching his son, Sawyer, play sports.<\/p>\n

He has a love for history, especially U.S. and NYC History.\u00a0 He is an avid reader and a regular at the New York Blood Center donating much needed blood and platelets.<\/p>\n

When asked what the best part and most challenging part of his job was, Eric stated, \u201cThe best part of working in the CDU is when former patients visit or call us to say they turned their life around.\u00a0 They thank our staff and attribute our care for being a big part of their recovery. That type of affirmation makes me work even much harder for the patient who is struggling with breaking the chain of relapse that can often happen with Addiction\u201d<\/p>\n

For these, and so many other reasons, Eric Fernandez is Flushing Hospital\u2019s<\/a> July Employee Spotlight.\u00a0 Congratulations!<\/p>\n

All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page. You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter. PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

July\u2019s Flushing Hospital Medical Center\u2019s Employee Spotlight shines on Eric Fernandez, Assistant Head Nurse, in\u00a0 our 2 West\/Addiction Services Unit. Eric has been at FHMC for the past 14 years.\u00a0 He has a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Computer Science from NYU, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6906"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6913,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906\/revisions\/6913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}