The Elevator Story

Yesterday was my very last day at Hackley Hospital. I was excited. I didn't want to go in at ALL!!

I had a cart full of patient trays to deliver. There is an elevator at Hackley that can bring staff and/or patients/family members straight to the ICU/Peds wing of the hospital. I had a tray for the PEDs wing. So I walked down the long hallway towards the elevator. I pushed the 3 button [for floor 3 cuz ICU/Peds is on the 3rd floor]... I thought that I was on the 3rd floor when all of a sudden...... the elevator completely STOPPED going.

I tried pushing the "open door" button... nothing... I tried pushing the "3" button... still nothing. Then I started to get really panicked like in movies when people think their going to be trapped in the elevator type thing.

I started hitting the "emergency call" button... I pounded on the door hoping that someone would hear me. I then heard a nurse's voice from the other side of the door saying, "we're trying to get you out."

By then I was already on the verge of tears. Finally the elevator got to the first floor and I heard a male's voice. He asked me how I was doing. I said, "Not so great, I'm claustrophobic."

He got me out. He helped me out and I sat down on the ground and sobbed for like 10 minutes. A security guard came down and took my name and my employee ID #, and then got me a bottle of water.

I was still shaken up by the time I left work around 7:30 pm... When I got out of the elevator it was 6:45pm... I must have been stuck for at least a half hour...

Anyway that's my story... Hope you have better luck w. elevators than I did last night!