In the most recent edition of Fraser Health’s quarterly magazine, Healthier You, I spoke with Royal Columbian Hospital ER nurse Anna Abaya.

She shared her inspiring career journey and detailed how she helps patients overcome trauma and get their lives back. The connections she makes are often amazing. She described the shock of meeting one patient she brought back from the brink of death later walking the hospital halls. And the joy that she and her patient shared as they reconnected and gave thanks for a life-changing moment.

You can read her story here, or listen to her share her passion for emergency care in her own words in this video.

Stay tuned for more stories from the front-lines of BC’s health care system.