\n<\/strong>Molly McGrath, CRNA, of Unionville has been a colleague of Shafer for the last 3 years working alongside her at UConn Health.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI love Susie. She\u2019s been a great mentor to me,\u201d warmly shares McGrath who trained to be a nurse at Central Connecticut too. She then worked as a nurse in Washinton, DC and trained to be a CRNA at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard that UConn Health took really good care of their staff during COVID, and it\u2019s a great place to gain experience across surgical specialties,\u201d says McGrath which led to her decision to move back to Connecticut to be part of the CRNA team at UConn Health in 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking in the anesthesia field and the ORs at UConn Health, CRNAs create really good relationships with our patients but also our work colleagues. We even choose to have our own surgeries with our UConn Health surgeons,\u201d says McGrath.<\/p>\n
McGrath was inspired to become a CRNA after watching a longtime family friend work as one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always wanted to be like her, I even had a chance to shadow her work as a CRNA as a nursing student,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecoming a CRNA is the best decision I ever made. It is the best profession,\u201d says McGrath. \u201cI love coming to work at UConn Health. It is a unique place and a very well-trusted institution.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGrath adds, \u201cCRNAs are a valued part of the team here, and we are very grateful. At UConn Health you can always trust the people on your care team or work team. They have your back.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGrath stresses like Shafer that patients are always the number one focus every day along with the importance of building trust with each of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatients choose their surgeon, they don\u2019t have the opportunity to choose their CRNA,\u201d says McGrath. \u201cThey put their lives in our hands. That\u2019s why patient\u2019s need to be able to put their complete trust in us and our top care every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
On their surgery days, McGrath makes a promise to each patient that she is honored to take care of.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a scary day, but I promise to take care of you as part of my own family, and watch over you as if you are my mom or my sister,\u201d says McGrath who often is responsible for taking care of two lives when it comes to OB\/GYN surgery or procedure case needs.<\/p>\n
Quality also set\u2019s UConn apart says McGrath and makes her proud to work at UConn Health.<\/p>\n
\u201cUConn Health is always up to date on the latest medical literature, innovative care, and technology, and finding new ways to offer the best care possible. We are a teaching hospital. We always have new doctors, residents and students fueling our excellence,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n
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