St. Charles’ nurses win DAISY awards for exceptional care

BEND, Ore (KTVz) - Eight nurses from St. Charles Healths system won a DAISY award for Extraordinary Nurses. The awards are given to recognize outstanding and compassionate care of patients and their families every day. The nurses represent all four St. Charles hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. They were recognized at a ceremony with their prospective units. Their hospital's chief nursing officer and chief nursing executive presented the winners with a certificate, a pin, and a "healer's touch" sculpture.

The Winners

The Direct Care Nurses

Sammi Boley: Recognized for her unwavering support for patients, including her recent efforts to support an individual who was in the unit for months after being attacked. Sammi made “incredible efforts to ensure this patient was well cared for” and “[her]compassion for (them) is the reason this patient's future has hope.”

Maria Godley: Recognized for her extraordinarily compassionate care, in particular for her efforts to advocate for a patient who could not speak for themselves. 

Jennifer Johnson: A perioperative nurse , recognized for her great attitude, dedicated safe patient practices and compassion.

Amanda Noland: Recognized for providing compassionate care for a patient in need by organizing donations of food and hygiene supplies all while treating this individual with “kindness and compassion and allowing the patient to have their dignity.”

Miata Winders: A nurse in neurosurgery, recognized for her tremendous attention to detail, critical judgement and “unwavering dedication to doing what is right for the patient.” 

The Nurse Leaders

Tim Adkisson: Recognized for his exceptional leadership serving as the night lead administrator for the hospital, jumping in to help with whatever is needed – from admissions and IT to codes and policies, Tim “goes above and beyond.”

Will Bean: Recognized by several caregivers for his ability to lead with compassion and integrity, with one team member saying “Will leads with heart, but also with purpose, balancing kindness with accountability in a way that earns deep respect from his team.”

Jodel Jencks: Recognized for her exceptional problem-solving skills and kindness to those around her. 

The Daisy Award

The Daisy Award stands for Diseases Attacking the immune System. The DAISY Foundation is a non profit that was 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. 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. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org.