CHESTER – On December 18, 2024, Memorial Hospital of Chester held a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognition ceremony.
DAISY Award Nominees. L-R: Susan Diddlebock, Paige Gendron, Ashley Schroeder, Dylan Dungan, and Kim Fedderke. (Not pictured, are Kaity Smith and Rebekah Brueggemann.)
The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at 33 from complications of the autoimmune disease ITP.
During his hospitalization, the family was very impressed by the clinical care of the nurses who care for Pat. So much so that they created a foundation to thank nurses that have grown to be international.
This is their way of saying thank you to nurses for the extraordinary care they provide patients and families every day. DAISY is an acronym standing for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.
Nominees, for the second half of 2024, were presented with a pin and certificate. The nominees were: Rebekah Brueggemann, RN; Dylan Dungan, LPN; Kim Fedderke, RN; Paige Gendron, RN; and Kaity Smith, RN House Supervisor; all at Memorial Hospital and Ashley Schroeder, LPN at the Rural Health Clinics.
Memorial Hospital’s Daisy Award Honoree for the second half of 2024 is Dylan Dungan. Dylan received two nominations from patients. The submissions commended him for providing wonderful care, compassion, and grace for ALL patients.
During the ceremony, Susan Diddlebock, Chief Nursing Officer at Memorial, expressed her gratitude to staff following the reading of nominations. “Thank you to our nurses and staff for your commitment to healing here at Memorial Hospital. We hope that you will wear your DAISY pins proudly.”
Anyone can nominate a nurse for a DAISY Award. Nominations can be done at any time by paper or electronically at www.mhchester.com/DAISY-nominations.