As a part of the Children’s executive team, Chief Administrative Officer Linda Matzigkeit has supported caregivers from the sidelines for nearly two decades.

Yet, she has long felt a yearning to do even more to help our clinical teams care for kids. So during the height of COVID-19, she acted on her unshakable calling to join our care teams on the front line.

Unbeknownst to friends and colleagues, Linda quietly enrolled in the Grady EMS Academy in fall of 2021, often running out the door of her office to attend night classes, ride in the back of an ambulance or prep for 12-hour shifts in the emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta. The following spring, she completed the program and gained her certification as an emergency medical technician (EMT). She fulfilled a lifelong dream when she started training as an Emergency Department technician and began caring for patients in the EDs at Children’s.

“As you think about your own dreams, don’t be afraid to pursue them—whether it is a new hobby, a learning opportunity, taking on a new project or even rethinking your career path.”

Today, Linda has completed precepting and proudly works shifts alongside the men and women in our EDs. In this video, she shares her story as a celebration of caregivers—and those who aspire to join them.

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