Anthony Himan
REGISTERED NURSE SAINT LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
By Kelly Barbazette
Every day is a new day for Anthony Himan who works as a registered nurse in the emergency room of Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy .
Himan , 35 , said the results of a vocational test he took in high school overwhelmingly pointed to a career path in nursing .
“ I remember thinking , who wants to be a nurse ? I didn ’ t think much about it until it was time for me to graduate ,” Himan said .
At the time , his stepmother , who was a nurse , gave him a good piece of advice – to earn his certificate for a nurse ’ s aid . Himan did just that , graduating from the Licensed Vocational Nursing program at Gavilan College in 2000 and as a registered nurse in 2004 . He found that he liked nursing and stuck with it .
Himan has worked at Saint Louise Hospital since 1998 and has worked in the hospital ’ s emergency room for the past nine years .
“ I enjoy the ability to care for people and to help them out with their health and to educate new nurses and new staff ,” he said . Himan , his wife of 12 years and their two young children have made their home in Gilroy for the past four years .
Himan also subcontracts for the Gilroy Police Department drawing blood for South County police departments for felony arrest and DUI suspects . He also serves on a hospital committee made up of several departments that studies ways to improve the care and proficiency of the hospital .
Himan said education is important to him and trains new graduates and students who are doing their preceptorships at the hospital .
“ It ’ s a great way to give back ,” he said . “ Giving back to the next generation is really important to me and raising the education level of the next generation of nurses . If we all rise together as a group of nurses then the care is better than just one person knowing everything .”
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