Randall Hile receives St. Raphael Award for boosting patient care
CROWN POINT - Randall Hile, MD, doesn’t like notoriety, but he deemed “very precious’’ an honor he recently received on behalf of Saint Anthony Medical Center nurses.
Hile, who has practiced internal medicine at Saint Anthony for all of his 25 years in the profession, was a recipient of an annual St. Raphael Award, which recognizes physicians who have improved patient care through the nurse-doctor relationship. It is named for Raphael, an archangel, who is the patron saint of physicians and nurses. The hospital’s Performance Improvement/Peer Review Council of Shared Decision Making developed the honor, which has been presented since 2005.
Hile was among six nominees. He received a plaque and congratulations from nurse representative Terese Bozak, who read a list of nomination reasons during presentations at meetings of doctors on one day last week, and nurses next day.
Hile said he was surprised when told of the award. “I want to thank the nursing staff for all of their support. This is a very precious honor,’’ he added.
‘Always considerate and thoughtful’
Excerpts from what nominating nurses said about Dr. Randall Hile:
* “There was a family with a very ill family member. It was this physician who gave this patient a puppy so that he would have some companionship during his recovery from a stroke. This physician visited the patient weekly in his home so that his wife would not have to bring him to the office.’’
* “There are several family members who have had him make personal calls to their homes to visit sick family members.’’
* “It is not unusual to see him in the hospital at 5 a.m. and again at 11 p.m. to ensure that his patients get the expedient care he feels they deserve. He has one of the shortest average lengths of stay for his patients because of those efforts. (Dr. Hile) recently had a member of his family who had a prolonged illness, but he was still here, nevertheless, for his patients.’’
* “He is a very humble man and does not seek nor want acknowledgement for the extra things that he does for his patients or his staff. It is truly refreshing to see the compassionate, respectful care he provides.’’
CROWN POINT - Randall Hile, MD, doesn’t like notoriety, but he deemed “very precious’’ an honor he recently received on behalf of Saint Anthony Medical Center nurses.
Hile, who has practiced internal medicine at Saint Anthony for all of his 25 years in the profession, was a recipient of an annual St. Raphael Award, which recognizes physicians who have improved patient care through the nurse-doctor relationship. It is named for Raphael, an archangel, who is the patron saint of physicians and nurses. The hospital’s Performance Improvement/Peer Review Council of Shared Decision Making developed the honor, which has been presented since 2005.
Hile was among six nominees. He received a plaque and congratulations from nurse representative Terese Bozak, who read a list of nomination reasons during presentations at meetings of doctors on one day last week, and nurses next day.
Hile said he was surprised when told of the award. “I want to thank the nursing staff for all of their support. This is a very precious honor,’’ he added.
‘Always considerate and thoughtful’
Excerpts from what nominating nurses said about Dr. Randall Hile:
* “There was a family with a very ill family member. It was this physician who gave this patient a puppy so that he would have some companionship during his recovery from a stroke. This physician visited the patient weekly in his home so that his wife would not have to bring him to the office.’’
* “There are several family members who have had him make personal calls to their homes to visit sick family members.’’
* “It is not unusual to see him in the hospital at 5 a.m. and again at 11 p.m. to ensure that his patients get the expedient care he feels they deserve. He has one of the shortest average lengths of stay for his patients because of those efforts. (Dr. Hile) recently had a member of his family who had a prolonged illness, but he was still here, nevertheless, for his patients.’’
* “He is a very humble man and does not seek nor want acknowledgement for the extra things that he does for his patients or his staff. It is truly refreshing to see the compassionate, respectful care he provides.’’
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