Yuanyin “Sue” Shu is the quickest, best housekeeper working at Kids’s Hospital of Colorado in Colorado Springs. In an eight-hour shift, she cleans 26 occupied affected person rooms, two discharged rooms, in addition to bedrooms and different areas.

However her most prized high quality is her ardour for youngsters. When Sue enters a affected person’s room, she tells the kid that she is their buddy. And earlier than she leaves, her purpose is to make them giggle. She as soon as walked right into a room the place a toddler was crying loudly. Sue joined in and responded to the kid’s cries with a greeting and a smile. The teen instantly stopped crying and giggled as Sue left.

As Angela Velez-Reyes, affected person supervisor on the EVS system, places it:

“Sue makes certain that each mum or dad and little one feels in a secure and clear setting. She understands how vital it’s for a kid to be a baby and never somebody who’s a product of their analysis.”

She can also be resilient, overcoming many obstacles whereas dwelling on three continents. Sue was born in China and met her husband, Dale, whereas working on the U.S. Embassy in China. After a switch to the U.S. Embassy in Poland, they determined to construct their lives within the U.S.

As soon as right here, though she was reluctant to take the hospital job due to her restricted language expertise, she took English courses and have become fluent in working with others. As a mom of two, Sue has used her place to construct significant relationships and a purposeful career.