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Adrian Abada, RN, a beloved mentor and nurse at MultiCare Auburn Medical Cente<\/a>r for 17 years, died in early November after a long battle with colon cancer and a short battle with COVID-19. He died among those he had loved and mentored for years \u2014 his coworkers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was one of the most dedicated, kind nurses I\u2019ve ever worked with in my entire career,\u201d said Adrian\u2019s supervisor, Nurse Manager Ranjit Kaur. \u201cHe made others, especially younger nurses, feel like they were family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe left us with so many gifts,\u201d said Abada’s brother Rene Abada. \u201cEveryone was very thankful to him; they learned a lot from his experiences. We wanted to honor Adrian, to give something back.\u201d<\/p>\n

To honor his memory and his work, Abada’s family donated $5,000 through MultiCare South King Health Foundation<\/a> toward MultiCare\u2019s Code Lavender program. Code Lavender provides spiritual care and mental health support to MultiCare employees.<\/p>\n

In 2020, more than 1,000 MultiCare frontline workers and staff received support from Code Lavender. Generous contributions from donors like Abada’s family help fund Code Lavender.<\/p>\n

During a small, physically distant gathering in mid-December, Abada’s siblings, Rene and Teresa Abada, presented the donation to MultiCare South King Health Foundation Executive Director, Monica Hurley, and South King County Code Lavender Wellness Partner, James Fowler.<\/p>\n

Afterward, everyone helped unpack two carloads of Abada’s favorite snack \u2014 potato chips in a variety of flavors \u2014 to share with Abada’s work family. It was their way of honoring the \u201cChip King.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cChip King\u201d mentor program<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s unclear how the \u201cChip King\u201d came to be crowned, but staff throughout the hospital knew Abada as such, and many team members had at some point shared a chip snack with him over a talk about a patient, a new procedure or a simple chat about their days.<\/p>\n

Abada’s sister Teresa said it was one of the ways he connected with his coworkers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time I\u2019d come to visit him, he always had big bags of chips lined up in his house,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cHe would not let me touch them, saying those were all for work! When he shopped, he thought about what [flavor] each person liked.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Adrian\u2019s legacy”: guiding a generation of new nurses<\/h2>\n

Abada began working at the Auburn Medical Center in August 2003 and remained after MultiCare took over operations in 2012.<\/p>\n

Over the years, he served in a number of roles, most recently as charge nurse on the progressive care unit.<\/p>\n

His managers noted that Abada nurtured and guided a generation of new nurses, teaching them his manner of providing gentle care and strong advocacy for patients.<\/p>\n

Clinical Director Rose Atkins worked with Abada through most of his tenure at Auburn and observed, \u201cAdrian left a legacy at Auburn. He could lead our staff in ways that never alienated anyone. He always found a way to encourage people \u2014 our patients \u2014 to go that extra mile,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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