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 Monday, April 11.
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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