Virginia security officer Sean Stevenson recognized for lifesaving efforts
Chesapeake VA March 18 2020
Security officer Sean Stevenson protects and serves. It’s in his blood.
A decorated veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Stevenson transitioned from a military career to public safety, serving as a police officer for many years before joining Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in 2015.
The hospital’s employee engagement committee recently recognized Stevenson for a series of actions that likely saved a man’s life.
One evening while patrolling the hospital’s parking lots, Stevenson noticed a car crash into a curb. When he went to check on the driver, he saw that the man was covered in blood and suffering from a stab wound.
Realizing the man was bleeding profusely, Stevenson brought him into his security vehicle, alerted the emergency department security officer and quickly drove him to the ER.
“Sean is always willing to do what is needed to help, regardless of who you are,” said Barry Abbott, fellow security officer at Chesapeake Regional.
Stevenson said he did what came naturally.
“Any one of my co-workers would have done the same thing,” he said.
When asked what he loves about his job, Stevenson said it’s several things.
“My whole adult life I’ve been in uniform, and I always enjoyed hospital security,” he said. “It’s never the same each day, and I get to help a lot of people.”
When Stevenson isn’t working, he spends his time with family. His wife is an English professor at Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake campus, and he has two children, ages 11 and 14, who keep him busy.
The employee engagement committee gave Stevenson the 2019 Beacon Award for going above and beyond in support of Chesapeake Regional as well as for embodying the hospital’s pillars of “people, service, quality and economic progress.”
“Stevenson very likely saved a life that night, and he did it without pause,” said Robby Bernard, director of facilities and construction at Chesapeake Regional. “We’re grateful that he was here to assist a patient in need.”
