TUPELO, Mississippi—North Mississippi Medical Center recently honored Letesha Martin of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as Star of the Month.

She was nominated by a coworker for going “above and beyond” for the family of a critically ill infant. Martin recognized that the infant’s caregiver had some significant needs of her own. After her shift ended, Martin drove the woman to a store and used her own money to purchase clothing and other needed items for the hospital stay.

“The best part of my job is helping people, both my patients and their families,” Martin says. “We live in a world where kindness has become lack. One of my favorite songs says, ‘If I can help somebody as I pass along… then my living shall not be in vain.’”

Martin re-joined the NMMC team in 2022 after completing her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She previously worked at NMMC for 12 years as a respiratory therapist and for three years as a registered nurse.

A graduate of Nettleton High School, Martin completed an associate degree in respiratory therapy from Itawamba Community College in 2002. She earned her associate degree in nursing from ICC in 2014 and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2015. She is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

Martin has two daughters, Tamiya and Tamera. She is a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Shannon, as well as Zeta Phi Beta sorority.

NMMC’s Star of the Month is selected by a team of employees. To learn more about a career with NMMC, visit www.nmhs.net/careers or email recruit@nmhs.net.