Patricia Murphy

Patricia is an elderly woman who works at Seattle Grace Hospital.

History
Patricia first appeared when Meredith came to the Chief's office with a cooler containing the piece of penis her patient had in her stomach. The patient was raped and bit off the rapist's penis. Meredith wanted to leave the box in the office, but Patricia and Richard informed her that, because the police hadn't arrived at the hospital yet, she had to carry the piece of evidence with her until the police came to pick it up. Later that day, she showed Meredith where to sign the documents that said that the evidence was handed over to the police. ("The First Cut Is the Deepest")

She is seen most often with Richard but those who she has talked to like her (take Adele, Bailey, or Meredith as examples).

Career
She was Richard Webber's assistant/secretary and had previously worked as nurse. She was seen around the hospital all the time.

Protest
When Richard cut hours for doctors due to exhaustion, he had to raise the amount of hours that the nurses worked, without raising pay. Almost every nurse protested against it, but Patricia stuck around inside the hospital, kind of leading the protest. She did this by warning Richard several times, then when the strike did happen, she constantly came by Richard, making comments saying how much it was unfair, stupid, and how much he needed the nurses. Eventually, the nurses got higher pay, and Patricia was a big factor of success in this process.

Notes and Trivia

 * After an outbreak of syphilis at the hospital, Patricia performed a safe-sex demonstration with a condom and banana.
 * According to Richard Webber, she's an excellent forger.