On April 21, 2015 the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago honored the 2015 Class of Heroes at the 13th Annual Heroes Breakfast. Emily Petersen, R.N., M.S., C.P.N.P., of Chicago was named the Nurse Hero. A pediatric cardiac care nurse practitioner at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Emily saved the life of a teen hockey player when he suffered cardiac arrest at the rink, and he also become a patient under Emily’s care at the hospital during his recovery.
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