Beyond the Bedside

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Rachel Miles & Diedre Bricker

31 August 2025

14m 20s

Behavioral Health with Heart at AdventHealth Porter

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From deeply personal approaches to patient care to thoughtful advocacy for transgender individuals, this episode reveals how the Behavioral Health team at AdventHealth Porter meets patients where they are—on their hardest days—with empathy, respect, and unwavering support.

Featuring Jennifer Hayes, (MSN, RN, PMGT-BC, Nurse Manager), Jesseca Leutbecher (Mental Health Worker), and John Kiekhaefer (Crisis Assessment Specialist) from AdventHealth Porter Behavioral Health team.

Hosted by Rachel Miles (DNP, RN, NEA-BC) Chief Nurse Executive and DIedre Bricker (MSN, RN, NEA-BC) Regional Director for Nursing Excellence

A production of AdventHealth Rocky Mountain Region.

Music provided courtesy of Andy Monley and the High Horses.