Staff members at Nassau University Medical Center’s maternity ward reported back for their overnight shifts late Wednesday night, nearly 24 hours after one of their own, Stacie Williams, was shot and killed outside the hospital during her break.
Williams, 45, worked as a patient care assistant at the NUMC. She worked at the hospital for 23 years. Williams, who lived in Hempstead, was formerly of Westbury. Police said her killer was Kim Wolfe, an off-duty corrections officer who they say had a relationship with Williams. Wolfe, 43, shot Williams at about 1:35 a.m. on Wednesday morning, near a door south of the main Carman Avenue entrance, officials said.
Dr. Steven Walerstein, NUMC’s senior vice president of medical affairs and medical director, said he was “really struck” when he visited the staff as they mourned the loss of their colleague. "She was someone who was really liked,” Walerstein said. “Someone who really cared about the patients.” Co-workers described Williams as “hard-working,” “vivacious” and “friendly.”