Crushed Thumb Couldn’t Stop Scripps LJ Team From Getting Groom to the Altar
CBS 8 reported on a wedding day emergency that threatened to derail nuptials
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla emergency on-call hand surgeon Kristopher Downing, MD, (right) and Scripps La Jolla Emergency Department nurse Doris Mancuso, RN (left) were part of the extended team that made sure patient Jordan Mendoza made it to his wedding one time.
CBS 8 reported on a wedding day emergency that threatened to derail nuptials
When Jordan Mendoza accidently crushed his thumb just hours before his wedding in Rancho Santa Fe, he thought the medical emergency might derail the biggest day of his life.
But once he arrived at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, an extended team of care givers from the emergency department and radiology to the operating room and recovery area did everything needed to get the Orange County resident back on his feet and discharged in time to make his late afternoon wedding.
CBS 8 features reporter Jeff Zevely recently interviewed Mendoza, his emergency on-call hand surgeon, Kristopher Downing, MD, and one of his ED nurses, Dorsi Mancuso, RN, during a follow-up visit to the hospital.
Watch the CBS 8 report: Scripps Memorial Hospital Emergency Room Saves the Day — and a Wedding
Read the People report: Groom Undergoes Emergency Surgery Hours Before Wedding After Workout with Groomsmen Goes Wrong
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