OB/GYNs have a unique line of work from delivering babies to doing all they can to make sure you’re healthy below the belt. But what makes someone decide they want to go into this field? 我们咨询了蕾西·鲁诺, physician assistant in the OB/GYN department at Day Kimball医疗保健, 对她来说.

Serving patients is what drew Lacey into medicine. The most important aspect of her career is getting to know patients, and helping them navigate their healthcare journey.

The bond between a patient and her OB/GYN is one of the most unique in all of healthcare, 正因为如此, Lacey deeply values getting to know the women that she cares for and experiencing some of the most important life changes right along with them.

“I love taking care of my patients during their pregnancy and hearing about their babies growing up as I continue to follow them for their routine gynecology care. There is a special connection you make with your patients as their support person during their highest highs and lowest lows, and a trust that you develop in a medical field this intimate” Lacey reflected.

蕾西在谢尔顿长大, 佛蒙特州, a small New England town where you’re likely to see more cows than people. 她就读于克拉克大学, 伍斯特, MA, for her undergraduate degree in biochemistry and went on to earn her Master’s in Physician Assistant Students from Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 伍斯特, MA, in 2009.

Shortly after completing her clinical rotations in general surgery and OB/GYN at 戴金宝医院, she was hired on to the 戴·金博尔医疗集团 OB/GYN team.

In 2011, 蕾西和她的丈夫, 安德鲁, 搬到Killingly, 康涅狄格, where she quickly settled into the Quiet Corner community, finding Day Kimball to feel a lot like the small town community hospital she grew up going to in 佛蒙特州. “这里的每个人都互相认识. There is always a friendly face when you need one, and a sense of true community,” she said.

现在是四个孩子的母亲了——艾弗里, 8; Aliza, 6; and 21个月大的双胞胎, 阿德里安和阿玛亚 – Lacey has a strong focus on health in her family life and says ensuring her children have every opportunity available to them is her biggest goal.

Lacey is a caring professional who values the health of her patients as well as that of her family. If you’d like to schedule an appointment with her, call (860) 963-6699.

Read on to learn more about Lacey in this edition of 13 Questions.

1. 我成长于: 谢尔登泉，佛蒙特州. It’s a very small town in Northwestern 佛蒙特州, about 15 minutes from the Canadian border.
2. 你的歌单上有谁? Currently Imagine Dragons, AJR, and the Black Keys. But my all-time favorites are Phish, Pearl Jam, The Tragically Hip and DMB.
3. 你最喜欢的电影是什么? The Shawshank Redemption, The Big Lebowski, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Anchorman.
4. 你最喜欢什么颜色? 粉红色的. 越粉红色越好!
5. 你读的最后一本书是什么? 一本医学杂志! I haven’t had time to read an actual book since before my kids were born 8 years ago.
6. 谁是你的英雄? Currently, I would say all of the front-line healthcare workers fighting the 新型冠状病毒肺炎 pandemic. 这一年对每个人来说都很艰难, but the providers that are going in daily to take care of these sick patients while putting their own health on the line are the ones that are really inspiring. It’s because of them that my family is safe.
7. 宠物? I have 4 cats – Lucy Pizza, Lola, Luther, and Louise. Luther and Louise are siblings that my 2 oldest children got right before our twins were born, so they are essentially our baby twins as well!
8. 在你的遗愿清单上列出一些事情. 更多的旅行! The hardest thing about the pandemic has been that we haven’t been able to go anywhere. I would love to one day take my family on an African safari.
9. 你的“最爱”安慰食物是什么? Mac & 奶酪. 我可以一天吃三次!
10. 智能手机、平板电脑或台式电脑? My smartphone is like a 3rd appendage lately!
11. 人们会惊讶地发现: 我喜欢玩扑克. One of my shared hobbies with my husband before we had kids was going to the casino. We would spend hours playing Texas Hold’em and I would often win!
12. 你目前的健康重点是什么? 要更积极. 冬天的月份, coupled with the pandemic cancelling most activities, has significantly decreased my family’s activity level. We are looking forward to getting back into group sports and enjoying more family activity time.
13. What’s your favorite place in Northeast 康涅狄格? Downtown Putnam is a frequent spot my family visits for the many events they hold, like the Fire & 冰雪节和第一个星期五. My kids always look forward to watching the bands play and visiting the vendors and local restaurants.

图片标题:
上图: 莱西Luneau, physician assistant in the 戴·金博尔医疗集团 OB/GYN department with her four children - Avery, 8, 21个月大的双胞胎, 阿德里安和阿玛亚, 和阿里扎, 6.
中间: 蕾西和她的双胞胎艾德里安和阿玛亚.
底: Lacey and her children, Aliza and Avery, spend family weekend together at Downtown Putnam’s Fire & 冰雪节.