Amanda Strock

With 20 years of experience in emergency medical roles, I am a caring, hardworking, and timely registered nurse dedicated to providing evidence-based and therapeutic care for patients with life-threatening and emergent disorders. I excel in collaborative communication with co-workers and providers, ensuring seamless teamwork and efficient patient care. My excellent communication skills and unique training in all fields of critical care nursing have equipped me to handle diverse medical situations. As a self-motivated individual, I am quick to learn and adapt to new challenges in the fast-paced healthcare environment.

Times Union Nurse of the Year 2021 with recommendation from a former patient I took care of in the Emergency Room

“On one of the darkest days of my life I entered Samaritan ER looking for help. I was addicted to drugs and I wanted help. This was not the first time I had asked for help but so far it’s been the last. Amanda greeted me in the ER with a smile and compassion. I was starting to withdrawal and my mother was there. She was not being the most supportive. Amanda sat on the bed with me, asked me questions about my past, how I became addicted, why I was addicted and explained to my mother that it wasn’t my fault and right in that moment is where I needed the most support. She reminded me I was worth something and that I could do and be whatever I wanted to be. It was the first time I asked for rehab and didn’t feel invisible. She made me comfortable throughout my stay. She stopped in constantly before my transfer to rehab to reassure me I was doing the right thing. I left for rehab that day with the encouraging words she gave me, as well as my mother’s new found support. I exited rehab and started school. I’m clean now for almost 2 years and her words and encouragement sticks with me to this day. One day I hope to make a difference in someone else’s life as she did mine”. -anonymous