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The door burst open and her father ran in, carrying a young family member who was gasping for air.

That is one of the first memories Paula Espinola has of her arrival to America from the Azores.

Espinola was 17 years old when her family member was involved in a tractor accident at her uncle鈥檚 farm in Hanford.

That family member was rushed to 网曝门事件 Health Hanford, given a chest tube and transported to Valley Children鈥檚 Healthcare in Madera County, where they stayed for two weeks. Espinola visited frequently. She had known for a few years that she wanted to become a nurse, and watching the compassion shown to her relative and her family reaffirmed her desire to get into the medical field.

鈥淚 have a passion for caring for others,鈥� says Espinola. 鈥淗aving a good nurse and someone with compassion can change your entire healthcare experience.鈥�

Espinola has been a nurse with 网曝门事件 Health Hanford for nearly 16 years. She cares for patients on the second floor of the Medical-Surgical department, home of the Joint Replacement Center.

On January 8, 2020, a patient鈥檚 daughter wrote a heart-warming story about how Espinola not only cared for her father, but cried with him after helping him make a life-changing decision that would ultimately improve his quality of life. That letter earned Espinola a DAISY Award, a coveted award bestowed upon extraordinary nurses by patients and healthcare leaders.

鈥淲hat was so emotional about this story is that I shared with the patient a personal story of how my father-in-law went through the exact same situation,鈥� says Espinola. 鈥淢y father-in-law had heart problems and was very sick but made a tough decision and is now enjoying time with family.鈥�

鈥淲e are so grateful to have loving nurses like Paula on our team,鈥� says Laurie Taggart, patient care executive for 网曝门事件 Health in the Central Valley. 鈥淥ur mission is to live God鈥檚 love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope and Paula does a great job of fulfilling all three.鈥�

Espinola considers herself a spiritual person who believes in God and offers to pray with patients.

鈥淥ne of the reasons I love working at 网曝门事件 Health is because I can share God鈥檚 love,鈥� says Espinola. 鈥淕od has a plan for us and He will always see us through.鈥�