Morrilton’s December Service Hero is Derek DePriest

Congratulations Derek DePriest, RN, for being celebrated as a Morrilton Service Hero!

There was a patient in MedSurg that had taken a turn for the worse. Staff decided it would be best to get the 9-year-old son of the patient out of the room.

Derek took the young boy to the vending machines to get him something to eat, and spent some time with him as staff worked on the patient.

After work, Derek went to Walmart to buy a football with the boy, and then came back to the hospital to play football with him until the mom was ready to leave around 9pm.

The person who nominated Derek said he has definitely displayed the core values of reverence, integrity, excellence and compassion.

“The family said they have never been to a hospital where the nurses took care of the families or the patient with such love!”