Embracing the future of care: Honey Brown's passion for patient care shines through amidst her countdown to retirement

Some people may assume that a person nearing retirement would be caught up with the excitement of counting down to their last day. But this is not the case for Honey Brown, a registered nurse at Royal Columbian Hospital, whose excitement shines through as she discusses the new electronic health record.  

 

“I love it because I can spend more time with the patients and no paperwork!” Brown says with a smile. “All my questions are in there when you are accepting patients – click, click, click” she adds with a laugh. Brown has worked at Royal Columbian Hospital since 2005 and plans to retire later this year.

 

On the Neurology unit, Brown gathers with registered nurse, Talia Gong, and unit clerk, Ann Wang, behind one of the new mobile Work Station on Wheels (WOWs). They watch and learn as Gong enters patient data into the electronic health record.  Janice Jonathan, at-the-elbow support, and MJ Tan, provider support, stand nearby, ready to answer any questions the staff may have.

“We don’t usually see this kind of collaboration,” says MJ Tan, who is part of the electronic medical record support team working at the hospital for the launch of the new record system. “On the first night (when the electronic health record was launched), I heard one of the medical staff shout out to their team - ‘Hey everyone – see what I learnt’”.

 

Brown is committed to learning all she can about the electronic health record and shares her passion for patient care even as she counts down the days to retirement.