AMORY, Mississippi—North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory recently named intensive care nurse Brooke Lyle as its Employee of the Quarter.

Lyle joined the hospital staff in 2021. She began her nursing career in 2019 and has cared for patients in medical-surgical units, emergency departments and intensive care units. She earned her associate degree in nursing at Itawamba Community College in Fulton and her bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Her teammates say Lyle looks for ways to help the entire team meet the needs of their patients. In nominating Lyle, one of her colleagues wrote about how she planned not only for the patient’s needs, but anticipated the needs for the respiratory therapist, so they could better help the patient together.

“Every time I have gone into the ICU and Brooke is working, she is in a patient’s room making sure every need is met and exceeded for the patient and family,” the teammate wrote.

The family member of a patient praised Lyle for the little things she did to make her patient more comfortable – finding lotion to tend dry skin and providing an enticing breakfast.

“Mom went into a regular room and now in a swing bed, but Brooke has continued to check in on her almost every day before coming to work or when she gets off,” the family member wrote. “This has meant the world to my mom and the family.”

Lyle said she considers it an honor to be a nurse at NMMC Gilmore-Amory.

“You have the opportunity to celebrate with patients and families at their best moments and to comfort them at their worst,” Lyle said. “I have had the privilege of taking care of people through several stages of life with the best team anyone could ask for.”

Lyle is married, and the couple has five sons and a granddaughter. 

“At the end of every shift, as I reflect on my day, I am always reminded that I did not just choose nursing, nursing chose me,” Lyle said.

To learn more about a career with North Mississippi Health Services, visit nmhs.net/careers or email recruit@nmhs.net.