Nursing student wins award for compassionate care

Press release from Galen College of Nursing

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Nursing is about more than what happens at the bedside: it can be about the simple, unexpected moments that happen in between caring for patients.

This is exactly what recent Galen College of Nursing (Gainesville campus) graduate Leorick Bell experienced while working a clinical rotation at HCA Florida Lake City Hospital. Bell’s work to help a pair of women see their family member in isolation earned him a Flower Bud Award from HCA Healthcare. It’s an honor that generally goes to students for expert clinical skills or critical thinking, but in this case, Bell’s actions caught the eye of nursing leaders at Lake City Hospital…

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