{"id":124039,"date":"2025-07-29T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=124039"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:22:03","slug":"40-years-of-work-but-a-lifetime-of-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/07\/29\/40-years-of-work-but-a-lifetime-of-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"40 years of work, but a lifetime of memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>To call the med center a home for\u00a0Rick Gardner\u00a0might be an understatement. From the day he was born at University Hospital, he was destined to be a part of the UNMC and Nebraska Medicine family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, the senior programming analyst celebrated his 40th service anniversary, but his passion for this second home began decades before his professional journey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 3, my dad began to take me to his office on the weekends as he prepared for the upcoming week\u2019s classes,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cHe\u2019d show me different things, trying to get me interested in medicine. Medicine wasn\u2019t my cup of tea, but I ended up working here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner\u2019s father,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/04\/29\/remembering-academic-leader-paul-gardner-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Paul Gardner, PhD, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Gardner, PhD<\/a>, was an anatomy professor at UNMC, retiring in 1995 as assistant vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. Instead of medicine, Gardner developed a passion for technology and computer programming. He first joined the med center in 1985 as a data tech. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner2072525-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner2072525-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner2072525-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner2072525-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner2072525.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The green screwdriver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember data techs would wear these red polyester jackets and carry a little green screwdriver that they gave you to go around and maintain everyone\u2019s PC,\u201d he recalls, noting he still has that screwdriver today. \u201cIf I had had a pedometer back then. I&#8217;m sure I would have easily gotten 30,000 to 40,000 steps in a day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His career progression would include working as an operator in computing services, now known as IT, while he finished his degree in management information systems. He then worked as a programmer, programmer analyst and currently as a senior programmer analyst with the electronic medical record support team. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the memories he recalls from his various roles include having done rounds each morning to ensure all clinics and nursing stations had enough printer paper for the day. As a programmer in the early years, and before cloud server storage was even a thought, Gardner remembers having to use punch cards, magnetic disks, magnetic reel tape and cartridges to store data. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, for those born before 2000, who could forget Y2K? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of us in IT worked for about two years preparing and fixing programs ahead of Y2K,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cOn that New Year\u2019s Eve, we all took shifts and were on site for when the clock struck midnight, and we were happy that all of our pre-work paid off.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been numerous changes Gardner has witnessed and experienced in his field. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I first started, the hospital information system would have a four-hour downtime each night at midnight for backup, so for those four hours each night, the hospital would have to use paper for everything,\u201d he said. \u201cToday, we may have a 45-minute scheduled downtime every few months over a weekend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner also remembers the nights, with a pager at his bedside, when he would have to be on call whenever a system went down. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was no remote access back then, so you would have to drive in to fix the problem quickly so the floors would get their reports done on time and we could bring the system back up,\u201d he said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RickGardner3072525.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The med center was a second home for the Gardner family. Rick Gardner, pictured at right, is shown with his father, Paul Gardner, PhD, and his brother, Paul Gardner Jr., at Dr. Gardner&#8217;s retirement ceremony.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner has experienced many changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomebody once told me, &#8216;Keep doing your job, and if there is something you don&#8217;t like about it, in the IT world, it\u2019ll probably change in the next week or so,\u2019 and it always has,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner always has liked the continuous learning that comes with working in IT.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery time we switched to a different system, it seemed like I upped my knowledge, so you&#8217;re constantly learning new things,\u201d he said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it was doing interfaces with Phamis Lastword to working on Centricity to now assisting in One Chart downtimes, regulatory downloads to One Chart, and facilitating the meetings for the Change Advisory Board using Service Now, the thing Gardner has relied on is his detail-oriented approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRick has held different roles over the years, all equally important, but the one that stands out is that he has participated in every Epic upgrade call since our initial go-live,\u201d said\u00a0Sophia Chege, manager for  integrated technology solutions. \u201cBehind the scenes, he ensures upgrades occur on schedule across all environments and that the technical teams are informed about what actions to take and when to take them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner said, \u201cI take pride in helping keep things up and going. It&#8217;s always been a high priority of mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner takes pride in ensuring he hands off his responsibilities to the next person who fills his role.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that Gardner has hit his 40th service anniversary milestone, the next achievement will be on Jan. 12, 2026, when he will retire from a place that has meant so much to him and his family. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sort of scary because I&#8217;ve done this for so many years,\u201d he said about looking ahead to retirement. \u201cIt\u2019ll be tough to leave, because I\u2019ve made a lot of lifelong friends here, but I don\u2019t think I will get away from here permanently.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner\u2019s wife, Jeannette, works for UNMC in biochemistry and has worked at the med center for nearly 38 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy wife and I never thought we would stay in one place for 40 years, but I was fortunate to have multiple jobs and opportunities here,\u201d Gardner said. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In retirement, Gardner plans to stay busy by biking and golfing more and hiking when he and his wife travel to the next national park on their list. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Gardner reflects on the decades spent at the med center and the ties he has to the place, with his father, wife, brother, niece and brother-in-law all having worked here, it will forever be a home. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey say Nebraska is a great place to raise a family. 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