CHESTER — On December 14, 2023, Memorial Hospital of Chester held a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognition ceremony.
DAISY Award Nominees. L-R: Kim Fedderke, Tabatha Colvis, Erin Whelan, Ashlee Nanney, Dylan Dungan, and Amy Kirkland
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 that they created a foundation to thank nurses that have grown to be international
This was 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 2023, were presented with a pin and certificate. The nominees were: Imberly Fedderke, RN; Amy Kirkland, RN; Paige Gendron, RN; Dylan Dungan, LPN; Tabatha Colvis, LPN; Alicia Heinemeyer, LPN; and Erin Whelan, LPN.
Memorial Hospital’s Daisy Award Honoree for the second half of 2023 is Ashlee Nanney, LPN. Ashlee, was nominated by a supervisor in regards to an email received by a patient, for her extraordinary comfort, care, and compassion to her patient.
During the ceremony, Diddlebock 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.