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Same Day Surgery Staff Registered Nurse Bruce Receives Nurse Excellence Award

Same Day Surgery Staff Registered Nurse Bruce Receives Nurse Excellence Award

Same Day Surgery Staff Registered Nurse Bruce has been honored with the North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for December 2021.

Bruce joined the North Oaks team in 2018 as a Staff Registered Nurse on the Observation Unit. In January of this year, he transferred to Same Day Surgery. He continues to also work as needed on the Observation Unit where he fills in as a Charge Nurse and helps onboard new nurses as a preceptor.

“I’ve always had a passion for helping people in need. It’s truly my God-given talent,” shares Bruce. “Whether big or small, making a difference for others is always my ultimate goal. When you care from the heart, nursing comes naturally."

Bruce first graduated from Northshore Technical Community College in Greensburg with a Practical Nursing degree. He went on to earn an associate degree in Nursing from Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit.

Bruce notes, “In my 4-years with North Oaks, I have been fortunate to learn and grow in my nursing career through great leadership and mentors who have molded me into the nurse I am today.”

Bruce and his wife Shelby reside in Kentwood with their 3-year-old daughter Saylor.

Making family memories is Bruce’s favorite way to spend his time away from work. He also loves the outdoors and enjoys hunting, fishing and sporting events.

“Patients and providers rave about Bruce’s compassion, and we can always count on his courtesy, commitment to his coworkers and servant’s heart,” asserts Clinical Nurse Manager Michelle Hoskins.