KPNAA PEOPLE

Welcome to the first posting of the newest section of your KPNAA Website!

KPNAA PEOPLE is a celebration of Kaiser CRNAs …. past, present, and future! If you know of one of our members whose story should be told to all KP CRNAs, Please send an email to president@kpnaa.org

We’d like to pass on to everyone narratives of what it was like to be a CRNA at Kaiser in years past … from retired or soon – to – be retired CRNAs. How did you happen to begin your career at Kaiser? What did you do before becoming a CRNA? We’d like to acknowledge current CRNAS’ military experiences. We’d like to recognize KP CRNA volunteerism. We’d like to hear about your interests outside of work … and to share ideas of what you do to promote your personal wellness.

Our first Celebration of KPNAA PEOPLE is from this month’s Spotlight Newsletter –

Featured in the February issue of the AANA News Bulletin were Kaiser West Los Angeles CRNAs – Amelia Lentz, Andrea Berndt (one of our KPNAA Facility Representatives), Karen Kennedy, and Jessica Bair. The article, written by Amelia, described her experiences and perceptions during a medical mission to the Philippines in January 2007 with her CRNA colleagues. Amy calls their medical mission a “labor of love.” She describes working without breaks and three surgical tables in one operating room all being used at the same time! She also wrote that the “fundamental principle of their work is not protocol and procedure but survival, and that the idea of community is the rule with the local people never hesitating to exchange or share to help out a neighbor.”

The group plans Philippine missions yearly, usually in the the mid to late part of January. If you have an interest in participating, please contact Amy at: kwlacrna@yahoo.com

Let’s all take this opportunity to celebrate the generosity of our colleagues in their LABOR OF LOVE !!!