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Nurse at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs Receives The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®.

Nurse at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs Receives The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®.
  • PublishedNovember 11, 2020


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Ashley Ross, a RN at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs, was honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.
Ashley’s patients wanted to thank her for extraordinary care saying “During this COVID pandemic I had the privilege of being Ashley’s patient. I was hospitalized for pneumonia yet suffer from Rheumatoid arthritis. Ashley cheerfully assisted me with any and every way that made me smile and laugh through it all. She helped me move from the 2nd to the 3rd floor without any hesitation and made me laugh through all my pain and the confusion of being alone during all this. Her love and compassion for her patients shows through with every smile and at that time I truly needed every single smile and
she shared them easily and with everyone. It’s hard to find a nurse that can remain so cheerful and smiling through it all.”

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The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a
profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues. The award recipient is chosen by a committee at CMFH-SS to receive The DAISY Award. Awards are presented throughout the year at celebrations attended by the Honoree’s colleagues, patients, and visitors. Each Honoree receives a certificate commending her or him as an “Extraordinary Nurse.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.” Honorees also receive a DAISY Award pin and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.

Said Chief Nursing Officer Anitha Sanderson, “We are proud to be among the healthcare organizations participating in The DAISY Award program. Nurses are heroes every day. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that.”

In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in over 3,900 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with recognition of direct care Nurses, Nurse-led Teams, Nurse Leaders, Nursing Faculty, Nursing Students, through the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects and for nurses participating in medical missions. More information is available at
http://DAISYfoundation.org

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