Tara Cooper March 2, 2021
Tara Cooper, right, celebrates the excellent care that Denean Cox has provided to Beebe Healthcare patients during her more than 30 years of service. SUBMITTED PHOTO
I began my career at Beebe Healthcare many years ago and worked in several different capacities prior to my current position as nurse manager for the Intensive Care Unit. During that time, I have had the incredible pleasure of working with some truly extraordinary people.
One of those people is Denean Cox, a clinical nurse II in the ICU. Denean’s journey at Beebe started in 1986, and 27 of her 34 years here have been spent in the ICU. Denean will be leaving Beebe in early March to start a new position with a local behavioral health organization. Her focus there will continue her lifelong commitment to fighting opioid use disorder. In celebrating the excellent care Denean has provided to our community for over 30 years, I also want to acknowledge the overarching effort that Beebe