Grinnell Regional Medical Center invites members of
the public to nominate an outstanding nurse for The DAISY Award. GRMC will honor
all nursing staff during National Hospital Week with The DAISY Award.
Nominations are due Thursday, April 16.
The award was established by The DAISY Foundation in memory of J.
Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of an auto-immune disease. DAISY stands for
“diseases attacking the immune system.” The DAISY Award recognizes outstanding
nurses for their compassion and care.
“At GRMC and our affiliated clinics,
we have many DAISY nurses,” says Doris Rindels, GRMC vice-president. “They are
the kind of nurse that other nurses want taking care of their mom. They are the
nurses that go above-and-beyond for their patients. Their coworkers feel that
working with them is a real gift because they care about all aspects of their
job and teammates.”
GRMC is participating in this award program with Mercy Health Network of
Central Iowa to honor outstanding nurses. All nurses (LPN, RN, and Advance
Practice Nurses) who provide direct patient care in any GRMC department or
clinic are eligible to be nominated for a DAISY Award.
Nomination forms are available at GRMC nurse’s stations, the nursing
administration office, human resources, The Light Center for Public Health, and
GRMC clinics in Lynnville, Victor, and Deer Creek Health Center in Toledo.
The Mercy Health Network of Central Iowa will also recognize a DAISY
Award registered nurse in June. Those selected from Mercy Health Network of
Central Iowa affiliate hospitals, such as GRMC, will be considered to be the
DAISY Award recipient at the network level. They will attend a special
presentation ceremony in Des Moines and one registered nurse will be chosen to
be the DAISY Award recipient for the entire Mercy Health Network of Central
Iowa.
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