Five nurses from St. Charles Health System recently earned DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses, recognizing the outstanding, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The nurses, who represent all four St. Charles hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville, were recognized with a ceremony on their respective units and presented with a certificate, a pin and a “healer’s touch” sculpture by their hospital’s chief nursing officer. The honorees are:
The nurses earning DAISY awards are:
- Ryan Armand-Priefer, a patient care nurse at St. Charles Bend, was recognized for exemplifying the highest standards of nursing care and compassion and demonstrating extraordinary dedication and kindness while providing excellent medical care.
- Andrew Baca, a nurse at St. Charles Redmond, was recognized by a fellow caregiver for “consistently demonstrating his selflessness, his compassion and above and beyond effort to go out of his way to help. Andrew truly is a team player who excels in so many ways.”
- Sadie Larson Robinson, a Nurse Navigator for Cancer Services, was recognized for compassionate treatment and support, and truly caring for her patients. She was specifically recognized for going over and above to help a patient rearrange their first chemotherapy treatment so that their spouse could also attend.
- Megan McPhetridge, a wound care nurse at St. Charles Prineville, was recognized for providing awesome, compassionate care to a wound ostomy patient and putting them at ease, as well as providing an effective treatment plan that fit the patient’s needs.
- Jennifer Wienert, a house supervisor at St. Charles Madras, was recognized for going above and beyond her job responsibilities and during her personal time to anonymously assist a patient with personal matters, including volunteering to care for a patient’s dog.
About the DAISY Awards:
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization 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. (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.
This is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession. Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org.
About St. Charles Health System
St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates hospital campuses in Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond along with primary and specialty care clinics throughout the Central Oregon region. St. Charles is a private, nonprofit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,900 caregivers. We proudly partner with our local medical community to provide a wide variety of health services.