›They Are Truly Saving Lives Every Day For Amanda Damron, volunteering at Regional One Health is a chance to support critical care for our community. Amanda Damron has witnessed the impact of Regional One Health from many perspectives. As an excited new mom, a worried daughter, a supportive niece and cousin, and more. For Amanda, it sparked another relationship with the hospital: that of a dedicated volunteer who gives back by supporting the men and women who provide lifesaving care every day. “Memphis is so fortunate to have Regional One Health and the trauma center. They step forward in the worst situations and handle them,” Amanda said. “’I always tell them, ‘I can’t do what you do, but I can feed you, I can give you candy, I can encourage you.’” Amanda’s volunteer work at Regional One Health goes back nearly a decade. Her friend Nikki McVean invited her to join ONE Club, a women’s auxiliary that supports hospital employees, and Amanda jumped at the chance to give back to a place that had given her so much. Her daughter Julianna, who she and husband Giles adopted, was born at Regional One Health. A cousin and an aunt were treated at the hospital after separate car accidents. And her father was a patient in the Elvis Presley Trauma Center on two separate occasions – after being the victim of a shooting and again after severing part of two fi ngers in a table saw accident. “I’ve always felt a connection to Regional One Health,” Amanda said. “I was just 16 when my father was robbed and shot, and I answered the phone when they called. It’s something I’ll never forget…but I’ll also never forget leaving the hospital the next morning, because in just six hours, they’d fi xed him up.” 14 Gratitude Repor t 2023
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