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When did you first donate blood and what was your motive?
As the saying goes, the biggest slice of bread is the one that's been sliced. I would never donate blood either, because that fat needle... And then things happened that I needed it myself and my daughter needed it for her heart surgery. That's why I thought, "Hey, if everyone was like you, I wonder what would happen to you." And I started donating blood, even though the needle still bothers me to this day. My husband and daughter can't donate blood, but my son and daughter-in-law are also our donors.
How did you get into healthcare?
I have been inclined towards healthcare since childhood. My uncle is a doctor, so I was really no stranger to the subject of healthcare. After graduating from the local high school, I took the entrance exam for medicine, but due to the large number of applicants, I was only accepted into the so-called "zero" year, which did not guarantee admission to the university the following year. At that time, I finally decided to study as a midwife.
Since when have you been working at the hospital?
After graduating from the postgraduate course in 1980, I joined the gynaecology and obstetrics department at the hospital in Hořovice, where I worked for ten years. Of course, with intermittent maternity leave. My husband and I dealt with the upbringing of our children on alternate days, which was becoming more and more demanding. So my husband asked me to find a job just for the morning shift. At that time, the position of head nurse of the hematology-transfusion ward was about to become available, and I took advantage of it. However, I had to complete a specialisation course for the haematology and transfusion service in Brno. For almost two years I worked shifts at the gynaecology and obstetrics ward, on Wednesdays and possibly Thursdays at the transfusion station, and I did school. I remember that sometimes on weekends my mother used to take me to visit one of her friends, a lab technician, at the transfusion station and I didn't like it at all. At the time, I thought I would never want to work here. Well, you see, I've been here 24 years. I've never worked anywhere else but the hospital in Horovice. In the end, I love working in the transfusion unit. I enjoy it as much as working with people, even though it is becoming more and more complex and demanding.
What worries you the most about healthcare?
Probably the fact that every system has failed us. The only "advantage" we had and have is that we can catch anyone first, putting our health and the health of our loved ones at risk. The work of most nurses is not valued socially or financially, even though they are held to high standards and are on the front line of client encounters. In order to have a satisfying job, to represent well not only yourself but also the hospital you have chosen to work in, you must want to do the job.
How do you evaluate the development of the hospital in Horyovice?
Hořovice Hospital is undergoing extensive reconstruction, which cannot be overlooked. Clients in particular are very positive about this change, which makes the Hořovice hospital very popular. Of course, the satisfaction of the staff has a great influence on the satisfaction of the clients. The atmosphere of the treatment process is definitely calmer.
