Morris Hospital honors local nurse Julie Weimer

Morris resident Julie Weimer has all the traits it takes to make a great nurse. She’s caring, compassionate, respectful and calm.

As a charge nurse on the 2 south nursing unit at Morris Hospital, she puts the needs of others before her own, inspires others to be positive, and is helpful to her peers. For all she does to make a difference in the lives of patients and her co-workers, Weimer was selected Morris Hospital’s Fire Starter of the Month for April.

“Julie is a great example of a Firestarter because she makes our unit a better place for our patients and team members,” Cara Marco, manager of 2 south at Morris Hospital, said in a news release.

“She is a knowledgeable and patient charge nurse for our team," Marco said in the news release. "She provides an exceptional example to others by exhibiting our standards of conduct. We are blessed to have her as a leader on 2 South.”

A graduate of Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson, Weimer started working at Morris Hospital in 2007. That was the year she and her husband, Ryan, relocated to Morris.

Weimer said enjoys her new role as a charge nurse because it gives her an opportunity to be involved in everything that’s happening on the unit. Her co-workers equally enjoy having her in the lead role on the afternoon shift.

“Julie has gone out of her way to make accommodations, not only for patients but for their families and her co-workers as well,” co-worker Sandra Valdes said in a news release as to why she nominated Weimer as Fire Starter of the Month.

“She always has a smile and is respectful to everyone,” Valdes said in the news release.

Other co-workers said Weimer inspires them to follow in her footsteps. They also said she always takes the time to help everyone and puts others needs first, before her own.’

In early civilizations, fire starters were the individuals who had the important job of keeping the communal flame alive. With over 1,300 employees, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is the largest employer in Grundy County. It won the Advisory Board Company’s 2017 Workplace of the Year award.

According to the Morris Hospital website, the first patients was admitted to Morris Hospital on Sept. 7, 1906. Since then, thousands of physicians, nurses and support staff have dedicated their lives to serving patients at Morris Hospital.

Morris Hospital serves residents of Grundy, Will, LaSalle, Livingston, and Kendall counties.