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(00:00):
Good morningand welcome to Focus on Health.
I am your host, Lori Foster.
On today's program,we are going to be highlighting
our Daisy nomineesfor the Daisy Award for 2024.
And we actually held our celebration
during National Nurses Week.
(00:22):
So a little bit about the Daisy
Award for extraordinary Nurses.
The Daisy Foundation was establishedby the family of J.
Patrick Barnes.
Patrick was 33 years oldwhen he died of complications
of the auto immune disease. ITP.
(00:42):
Like many familieswe see who go through this kind of loss.
The Barnes family wanted to do somethingpositive to honor the very special man.
Patrick was.
So the family got togetherfollowing Pat's death
and really focusedon the extraordinary care
he and the family receivedfrom Pat's nurses
(01:06):
during his eight week illness.
The family was very impressed bythe clinical care Pat's nurses provided.
What really overwhelmedthem was the compassion
and kindnessthat his nurses brought to Pat's bedside.
Day in and day out.
The sensitivity of the
nurses made a great differencein the Barnes's experience,
(01:27):
and they wanted to say thank you to nurseseverywhere for the extraordinary care
they provide patients and familiesevery day.
So Pat's family created the Daisy Awardfor Extraordinary Nurses.
What started out as athank you from their family to his nurses
has now grown into a meaningfulrecognition program that has been embraced
(01:51):
by thousands of health careorganizations around the world.
We are very proud to partnerwith the Daisy Foundation.
As we know,we have extraordinary nurses here
at Van Dee's Medical Center.
I do want to take the opportunity
to thank all of our nursesat our hospital,
(02:13):
throughout our clinics,for all that they do for our patients,
for demonstrating care and compassionon a daily basis,
for continuingto show up in challenging times
and for providingevery patient exceptional care.
Now, at this time,
you will hear from all of our Daisy Awardnominees
(02:35):
for the 2024 Daisy Award.
Following their introduction,I will share a brief excerpt
from each of their nominations.
Hi, my name is Cindy Christensen.
I'm a master's preparednurse and I work in the med
surg department at van DS Medical Center.
(02:56):
I've been a nurse, for almost
40 years now, and,
I've worked at VMC for 11 of those years.
I guess the biggest thing I likeabout being a nurse
is that you get a contact with people.
You have, contact with peoplejust almost all the time.
(03:16):
And that's one thingI really like about that.
And one of the things I really likeabout working at Wendy's
Medical Center is that,there's a lot of teamwork
that goes on between administration,between
the medical surgical floorand the rest of the staff.
There's just even down to the janitorsand housekeepers.
(03:38):
There's just a lot of teamworkthat goes on that
you might not even see or realize,but it happens.
It's one of the things I really,really like about working here.
From Cindy's
nomination, it reads on a daily basis.
Cindy is a role model for quality patientcare.
Nurse Cindy is kind to everyone she meets,
(03:59):
whether it ispatients, guests, or fellow coworkers.
There's always a friendlysmile on her face.
She completes paperwork in a timely manner
to ensure the best and most appropriatecare for her patients.
She is always willing to help out othersif they have a question or a concern,
even if the patient in questionisn't in her direct care.
(04:23):
My name's Christopher,
I am a registered nurseand I work on the med search department.
I have been a registered nursefor two years.
I started as a CNA for six years,
then I worked as an LPN for eight years.
I've been here at VMCfor the past two years.
(04:46):
I originally started to go into nursingbecause I had a brother that was disabled
and wanted to be somebodythat could advocate
for those who couldn'tnecessarily advocate for themselves.
And then after getting marriedand having kids, and then
having them have health issuesthat needed somebody to advocate for them,
(05:09):
and just further
that desire to be able to be therefor people that couldn't necessarily
advocate for themselves.
From Christopher's nomination,
Christopher always has a smile.
He takes the time to sitand discuss his things with patients.
He has a calming presence.
(05:29):
Patients have said he's so sweetand a great nurse.
I have seen him sitand hold the hand of a comfort care
patient while the spouse stepped out.
She was worriedher husband would think she was alone.
Chris sat and held the patient's handwhile the wife was gone.
Hi, my name is Emily.
(05:50):
I'm a registered nurse here at Mandy's
Medical Center and I currently workon the med search department.
I've been working at VMCfor eight years now.
and I've been a nurse for ten years.
My decision to becomea nurse was a decision that I made, later
in my life, and I chose thatbecause I wanted to continue
(06:10):
to help people, and I felt that wasthe best way to achieve that goal.
What I enjoy most about working at VMCis that people,
every day that I come here,I thoroughly enjoy
talking to them, hearing about their livesand their stories.
and that'swhat makes working at VMC great.
From Emily's nomination.
(06:30):
Emily always has such a positive,sweet attitude when she comes into work.
She makes every patient feel special
and likethey are the one and only patient.
No matter how busy Emily is during her
shift, she always finds timeto spend that extra time
with each one of her patientsto make them feel special.
(06:53):
She is always willing to lend a hand
to any one of us who might need a hand.
She is a wonderful advocatefor her patients and her coworkers.
My name is Brian Gray.
I have an associate's degree in nursing.
I work in the MedSurg departmentas a house soup supervisor.
I've been with VMC for nine,almost ten years,
(07:15):
a couple months as a CNA,the rest as a nurse
on the floor, and just recentlyand since last summer as a church nurse,
nursing was, my
second dream job and was really interestedin doing working on computers.
Got the chance to go back to school againand one for
I think we're going to be DMCbecause the people I work with,
(07:36):
we can have fun,but we love taking care of people.
From Brian's nomination,
it reads Brian is an amazing resourcefor everything
policy, procedure, chartingit, and passwords.
I know many of our providershave questions about how to order
(07:56):
something, especially if they areadmitting a patient to the floor.
I refer them to Brianfor the right answer.
He is always availableand willing to assist
with any of the necessary tasks.
My name is Natalia Harrington.
I'm a nurse for 13 years.
(08:16):
I'm working at Wendy's
Medical Surgical floorfor almost two years.
I become a nurse because I always like totake care of people.
What I like most about this
hospital, it's my team.
We all work together.
(08:38):
We take care of each other,and we have very
welcoming and friendly environment.
From Natalia's nomination,
Natalia is an amazing nursewho gives patients amazing care.
She's compassionate, a good listener,and always has a smile on her face.
(09:01):
She is always here to listen to patientsneeds.
She goes above and beyondto make her patients comfortable,
and takes care of themas if they were her own family.
She's a leaderand always willing to help her
coworkers.
Well, I'm Maureen Carver,
I'm an R.N., and I work in the med surg
(09:22):
nursing department at Vanda East.
I started at Vandy Medical Center
when it was actually calledHamilton Hospital.
I started here in 1987, in the kitchen,when I was in high school,
and I did that until, I decided thatI wanted to go to nursing school.
And so then I became a nursing assistanton the floor for a few years
(09:47):
while I was in nursing school,and then I was hired after I graduated,
on to the med surg floor.
so I worked at the old hospital,and then when we built the replacement
hospital, I moved, over here.
So in total,I've been a nurse for 31 years.
I actually,when I started going to school,
(10:09):
I wanted to be, a dietitiansince I had worked in the,
in the kitchen when I was in high school,and I could hear
I was the nursesnext door at Iowa Central,
and they were all laughingand having a good time.
And so at that time, I, I really somethingkind of clicked with me,
(10:31):
and I decided that I wanted to goand do what they were doing. So,
I love working here at Vandy East.
I love my coworkers.
My favorite part of my jobis helping people.
I do a lot of discharge planning and,
you know, work with the skilled team.
(10:52):
And, you know, this workthat I'm doing now is,
is, it's very rewarding.
It's some days are tough.
But I really do love my job.
From Maureen's nominationas a case manager.
Maureen is the jack of all trades.
(11:13):
And the one that we call onwhen our patients need
additional resources that extend beyondthe clinical skills nurses have,
including food insecurities, abuse,financial insecurities,
insuranceneeds, and transportation issues.
These are just a few of the reasonsthat we may call Maureen on any given day.
(11:35):
Each phone call, she respondswith a smile, a calming approach
and reassurancewith resources in hand to share
with our patients and staff.
Hi, I'm Michelle Brewer
and I have been a registered nursefor nine years.
I have worked at Sandy Medical Centerfor the last
(11:57):
eight of those yearson the medicine floor.
And I guess
as a young girl,I had always wanted to be a nurse,
and I felt like I was not able to obtainthat.
And I worked several jobsand worked in a factory for 25 years.
And when they moved down, that's when Idecided to pursue my childhood dream.
(12:22):
What I love most about my job,
that Mandy's medical centeris getting to know my patients,
and I like to be able to figure outwhat their wants, needs, and fears are
and try to help them be comfortablethroughout their stay at our hospital
and being a small town
hospital, you kind of run into some peoplethat you know sometimes, and that might,
(12:45):
What I like most about BoundariesMedical Center
is just the friendliness of everyonethat works there.
Everyone gets alonggreat from the top of the line, clear down
to the to everybody on the floor.
I just think it's a great place to work.
Thank you.
Congratulations to Michelle Brewer.
(13:08):
She was awarded our 2024 Daisy
Award for extraordinary nursesat Mandy's Medical Center.
I want to take a momentto read her entire nomination.
Michelle has
delivered wonderful care to the patientsat Mandy's Medical Center
over the past few years, as she has caredfor the many patients we see.
(13:32):
She builds relationships with manywhen thinking
of her commitment to one patientto whom Michelle meant a great deal.
It is in his honorthat I am writing this nomination.
This particular patientalways knew Michelle,
even when it was his last visit with us.
He was only able to hear her voice,
(13:55):
although he instantly knew it was Michellewho had entered the room
under the circumstances of his visitswith us.
She was constant for him and a consistent,
calming presence for him.
Michelle had worked in a factoryat one point in her life,
as she shared with listenersfor this program,
(14:16):
and she had worked with a patientwho we began to see rather frequently.
This patient
had gotten an unfortunate diagnosisthat had affected his memory.
However, Michelle remained a familiarface to him
during every visit in difficult timesfor this patient.
She was able to calm himand give him the reassurance.
(14:38):
Even on his final visit with us.
He stated to her, I can't see your faceanymore, but I know it's you.
He recognized her just from hercoming into the room and saying hi.
Michelle gives this feelingto many patients.
She seesand is able to teach this to the students.
She precepts as well.
(15:00):
This gives future nurses a great viewof the nurturing side of nursing,
while they are still growingand developing their nursing skills.
Michelle provides a calm, capable
and nurturing care to all patientsshe sees.
This allows the patients to feel confidentin the care they are receiving.
She takes the time to be informed priorto entering the room,
(15:23):
and ensures to teach this importanceto every student she meets, as well.
Michelle treats
each patient, coworker, and studentlike family.
Always constant, consistent,nurturing and ready to do whatever she can
to make the night go the best it can,no matter what it may bring.
(15:46):
Once again,congratulations to Michelle Brewer,
registered nurse in our Inpatient Servicesdepartment, on her award
for the 2024 Daisy
Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
I do this
program is all about, highlighting our nurses.
(16:08):
And I do have a couple other nursesthat I would like to acknowledge
for some special awardsthat they received.
We actually had, three nurses
who were named 20, 24 Great Iowa nurses.
Two of them were nominatedby our hospital.
(16:31):
One is Anna Anderson.
She is our quality director.
The second is Christina Peterson,
and she is our director of emergencyservices.
And Amanda Snell-Storm works
PR in in our emergency department.
And she was nominatedfrom another hospital.
(16:53):
All three were named as 2024
Great Iowa Nursesas part of Anna's nomination.
I do want to share.
Anna Anderson is a nursethat dedicates herself
to ensuring those doing the work havethe tools needed to be successful.
She leads the quality programand has made improvements every year,
(17:15):
and she helps to keep the organizationsurvey ready.
Anna has found herselfin the quality world, not by accident.
Anna loves data and this is where she hasbeen innovative at our organization
in assisting our leaders to developdepartment specific quality plans.
She has continued to improveour tracking system yearly
(17:38):
and helps to lead our organization towardreducing any harm
and creating a just culturewhile increasing incident reporting.
Anna is a team player.
She supports the goals of the organizationand is an excellent nurse,
and a
portion of Christina's nomination reads.
(17:59):
Christina is an effective leaderin one of the toughest care
environments in rural Iowa.
Emergency services.
She is an active member, leader,and advocate
for nurses within the organizationand at the state level.
Christina has worked tirelesslyto build the Emergency Services Team,
which includes ambulance servicessupporting Hamilton County.
(18:23):
She has been effective in recruiting staffand developing the entire team
to work as a cohesive unitin both skills and culture.
This has been reflected most recently
in the Improved ServicesPatient satisfaction scores.
Also with staff feedbackand with patient testimonials.
(18:43):
Again, congratulations to Anna, Christinaand Amanda for being named
Great Iowa Nurses for 2024
and lastly, we had a very special,
nursing recognition and award
given to Robin Meyer.
She received the Daisy Foundation
(19:04):
LifetimeAchievement Award at Vandy Medical Center
on Tuesday, April 29th.
This was in recognition of her exceptionalpatient care and compassion.
Robin actually
retired that week from her positionas the surgery
and Specialty clinics manager hereat Vandy Medical Center.
(19:27):
Robin was a nurse for 46 years,
with over 12 of those years of service
given to our hospital.
Robin had been nominated
for the annual Daisy Awardfor Exceptional Nurses at Vandy
Medical Centermultiple times over her 12 year,
career at our hospital.
(19:48):
we were able to celebrate,
Robin during her retirement reception.
And again,we want to thank her for her service
and congrats to her on her Daisy
Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
And with that,I think that's kind of a wrap up.
It is National Hospital Week,and we at Mandy's Medical Center,
(20:12):
want to thank our staff for everythingthey do to care for our communities.
And we want to thank our communitiesas well for their support.
Again, a congratulations to,
our nurses,especially those Daisy Award nominees,
and to Michelle Brewer, who was awardedour 2024 Daisy Award winner.
(20:36):
That will
do itfor today's edition of Focus on Health.
Brought to you by Van DiestMedical Center, where our focus is you.
Good morningand welcome to Focus on Health.
I am your host, Lori Foster.
On today's program,we are going to be highlighting
our Daisy nomineesfor the Daisy Award for 2024.
And we actually held our celebration
during National Nurses Week.
(00:22):
So a little bit about the Daisy
Award for extraordinary Nurses.
The Daisy Foundation was establishedby the family of J.
Patrick Barnes.
Patrick was 33 years oldwhen he died of complications
of the auto immune disease. ITP.
(00:42):
Like many familieswe see who go through this kind of loss.
The Barnes family wanted to do somethingpositive to honor the very special man.
Patrick was.
So the family got togetherfollowing Pat's death
and really focusedon the extraordinary care
he and the family receivedfrom Pat's nurses
(01:06):
during his eight week illness.
The family was very impressed bythe clinical care Pat's nurses provided.
What really overwhelmedthem was the compassion
and kindnessthat his nurses brought to Pat's bedside.
Day in and day out.
The sensitivity of the
nurses made a great differencein the Barnes's experience,
(01:27):
and they wanted to say thank you to nurseseverywhere for the extraordinary care
they provide patients and familiesevery day.
So Pat's family created the Daisy Awardfor Extraordinary Nurses.
What started out as athank you from their family to his nurses
has now grown into a meaningfulrecognition program that has been embraced
(01:51):
by thousands of health careorganizations around the world.
We are very proud to partnerwith the Daisy Foundation.
As we know,we have extraordinary nurses here
at Van Dee's Medical Center.
I do want to take the opportunity
to thank all of our nursesat our hospital,
(02:13):
throughout our clinics,for all that they do for our patients,
for demonstrating care and compassionon a daily basis,
for continuingto show up in challenging times
and for providingevery patient exceptional care.
Now, at this time,
you will hear from all of our Daisy Awardnominees
(02:35):
for the 2024 Daisy Award.
Following their introduction,I will share a brief excerpt
from each of their nominations.
Hi, my name is Cindy Christensen.
I'm a master's preparednurse and I work in the med
surg department at van DS Medical Center.
(02:56):
I've been a nurse, for almost
40 years now, and,
I've worked at VMC for 11 of those years.
I guess the biggest thing I likeabout being a nurse
is that you get a contact with people.
You have, contact with peoplejust almost all the time.
(03:16):
And that's one thingI really like about that.
And one of the things I really likeabout working at Wendy's
Medical Center is that,there's a lot of teamwork
that goes on between administration,between
the medical surgical floorand the rest of the staff.
There's just even down to the janitorsand housekeepers.
(03:38):
There's just a lot of teamworkthat goes on that
you might not even see or realize,but it happens.
It's one of the things I really,really like about working here.
From Cindy's
nomination, it reads on a daily basis.
Cindy is a role model for quality patientcare.
Nurse Cindy is kind to everyone she meets,
(03:59):
whether it ispatients, guests, or fellow coworkers.
There's always a friendlysmile on her face.
She completes paperwork in a timely manner
to ensure the best and most appropriatecare for her patients.
She is always willing to help out othersif they have a question or a concern,
even if the patient in questionisn't in her direct care.
(04:23):
My name's Christopher,
I am a registered nurseand I work on the med search department.
I have been a registered nursefor two years.
I started as a CNA for six years,
then I worked as an LPN for eight years.
I've been here at VMCfor the past two years.
(04:46):
I originally started to go into nursingbecause I had a brother that was disabled
and wanted to be somebodythat could advocate
for those who couldn'tnecessarily advocate for themselves.
And then after getting marriedand having kids, and then
having them have health issuesthat needed somebody to advocate for them,
(05:09):
and just further
that desire to be able to be therefor people that couldn't necessarily
advocate for themselves.
From Christopher's nomination,
Christopher always has a smile.
He takes the time to sitand discuss his things with patients.
He has a calming presence.
(05:29):
Patients have said he's so sweetand a great nurse.
I have seen him sitand hold the hand of a comfort care
patient while the spouse stepped out.
She was worriedher husband would think she was alone.
Chris sat and held the patient's handwhile the wife was gone.
Hi, my name is Emily.
(05:50):
I'm a registered nurse here at Mandy's
Medical Center and I currently workon the med search department.
I've been working at VMCfor eight years now.
and I've been a nurse for ten years.
My decision to becomea nurse was a decision that I made, later
in my life, and I chose thatbecause I wanted to continue
(06:10):
to help people, and I felt that wasthe best way to achieve that goal.
What I enjoy most about working at VMCis that people,
every day that I come here,I thoroughly enjoy
talking to them, hearing about their livesand their stories.
and that'swhat makes working at VMC great.
From Emily's nomination.
(06:30):
Emily always has such a positive,sweet attitude when she comes into work.
She makes every patient feel special
and likethey are the one and only patient.
No matter how busy Emily is during her
shift, she always finds timeto spend that extra time
with each one of her patientsto make them feel special.
(06:53):
She is always willing to lend a hand
to any one of us who might need a hand.
She is a wonderful advocatefor her patients and her coworkers.
My name is Brian Gray.
I have an associate's degree in nursing.
I work in the MedSurg departmentas a house soup supervisor.
I've been with VMC for nine,almost ten years,
(07:15):
a couple months as a CNA,the rest as a nurse
on the floor, and just recentlyand since last summer as a church nurse,
nursing was, my
second dream job and was really interestedin doing working on computers.
Got the chance to go back to school againand one for
I think we're going to be DMCbecause the people I work with,
(07:36):
we can have fun,but we love taking care of people.
From Brian's nomination,
it reads Brian is an amazing resourcefor everything
policy, procedure, chartingit, and passwords.
I know many of our providershave questions about how to order
(07:56):
something, especially if they areadmitting a patient to the floor.
I refer them to Brianfor the right answer.
He is always availableand willing to assist
with any of the necessary tasks.
My name is Natalia Harrington.
I'm a nurse for 13 years.
(08:16):
I'm working at Wendy's
Medical Surgical floorfor almost two years.
I become a nurse because I always like totake care of people.
What I like most about this
hospital, it's my team.
We all work together.
(08:38):
We take care of each other,and we have very
welcoming and friendly environment.
From Natalia's nomination,
Natalia is an amazing nursewho gives patients amazing care.
She's compassionate, a good listener,and always has a smile on her face.
(09:01):
She is always here to listen to patientsneeds.
She goes above and beyondto make her patients comfortable,
and takes care of themas if they were her own family.
She's a leaderand always willing to help her
coworkers.
Well, I'm Maureen Carver,
I'm an R.N., and I work in the med surg
(09:22):
nursing department at Vanda East.
I started at Vandy Medical Center
when it was actually calledHamilton Hospital.
I started here in 1987, in the kitchen,when I was in high school,
and I did that until, I decided thatI wanted to go to nursing school.
And so then I became a nursing assistanton the floor for a few years
(09:47):
while I was in nursing school,and then I was hired after I graduated,
on to the med surg floor.
so I worked at the old hospital,and then when we built the replacement
hospital, I moved, over here.
So in total,I've been a nurse for 31 years.
I actually,when I started going to school,
(10:09):
I wanted to be, a dietitiansince I had worked in the,
in the kitchen when I was in high school,and I could hear
I was the nursesnext door at Iowa Central,
and they were all laughingand having a good time.
And so at that time, I, I really somethingkind of clicked with me,
(10:31):
and I decided that I wanted to goand do what they were doing. So,
I love working here at Vandy East.
I love my coworkers.
My favorite part of my jobis helping people.
I do a lot of discharge planning and,
you know, work with the skilled team.
(10:52):
And, you know, this workthat I'm doing now is,
is, it's very rewarding.
It's some days are tough.
But I really do love my job.
From Maureen's nominationas a case manager.
Maureen is the jack of all trades.
(11:13):
And the one that we call onwhen our patients need
additional resources that extend beyondthe clinical skills nurses have,
including food insecurities, abuse,financial insecurities,
insuranceneeds, and transportation issues.
These are just a few of the reasonsthat we may call Maureen on any given day.
(11:35):
Each phone call, she respondswith a smile, a calming approach
and reassurancewith resources in hand to share
with our patients and staff.
Hi, I'm Michelle Brewer
and I have been a registered nursefor nine years.
I have worked at Sandy Medical Centerfor the last
(11:57):
eight of those yearson the medicine floor.
And I guess
as a young girl,I had always wanted to be a nurse,
and I felt like I was not able to obtainthat.
And I worked several jobsand worked in a factory for 25 years.
And when they moved down, that's when Idecided to pursue my childhood dream.
(12:22):
What I love most about my job,
that Mandy's medical centeris getting to know my patients,
and I like to be able to figure outwhat their wants, needs, and fears are
and try to help them be comfortablethroughout their stay at our hospital
and being a small town
hospital, you kind of run into some peoplethat you know sometimes, and that might,
(12:45):
What I like most about BoundariesMedical Center
is just the friendliness of everyonethat works there.
Everyone gets alonggreat from the top of the line, clear down
to the to everybody on the floor.
I just think it's a great place to work.
Thank you.
Congratulations to Michelle Brewer.
(13:08):
She was awarded our 2024 Daisy
Award for extraordinary nursesat Mandy's Medical Center.
I want to take a momentto read her entire nomination.
Michelle has
delivered wonderful care to the patientsat Mandy's Medical Center
over the past few years, as she has caredfor the many patients we see.
(13:32):
She builds relationships with manywhen thinking
of her commitment to one patientto whom Michelle meant a great deal.
It is in his honorthat I am writing this nomination.
This particular patientalways knew Michelle,
even when it was his last visit with us.
He was only able to hear her voice,
(13:55):
although he instantly knew it was Michellewho had entered the room
under the circumstances of his visitswith us.
She was constant for him and a consistent,
calming presence for him.
Michelle had worked in a factoryat one point in her life,
as she shared with listenersfor this program,
(14:16):
and she had worked with a patientwho we began to see rather frequently.
This patient
had gotten an unfortunate diagnosisthat had affected his memory.
However, Michelle remained a familiarface to him
during every visit in difficult timesfor this patient.
She was able to calm himand give him the reassurance.
(14:38):
Even on his final visit with us.
He stated to her, I can't see your faceanymore, but I know it's you.
He recognized her just from hercoming into the room and saying hi.
Michelle gives this feelingto many patients.
She seesand is able to teach this to the students.
She precepts as well.
(15:00):
This gives future nurses a great viewof the nurturing side of nursing,
while they are still growingand developing their nursing skills.
Michelle provides a calm, capable
and nurturing care to all patientsshe sees.
This allows the patients to feel confidentin the care they are receiving.
She takes the time to be informed priorto entering the room,
(15:23):
and ensures to teach this importanceto every student she meets, as well.
Michelle treats
each patient, coworker, and studentlike family.
Always constant, consistent,nurturing and ready to do whatever she can
to make the night go the best it can,no matter what it may bring.
(15:46):
Once again,congratulations to Michelle Brewer,
registered nurse in our Inpatient Servicesdepartment, on her award
for the 2024 Daisy
Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
I do this
program is all about, highlighting our nurses.
(16:08):
And I do have a couple other nursesthat I would like to acknowledge
for some special awardsthat they received.
We actually had, three nurses
who were named 20, 24 Great Iowa nurses.
Two of them were nominatedby our hospital.
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One is Anna Anderson.
She is our quality director.
The second is Christina Peterson,
and she is our director of emergencyservices.
And Amanda Snell-Storm works
PR in in our emergency department.
And she was nominatedfrom another hospital.
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All three were named as 2024
Great Iowa Nursesas part of Anna's nomination.
I do want to share.
Anna Anderson is a nursethat dedicates herself
to ensuring those doing the work havethe tools needed to be successful.
She leads the quality programand has made improvements every year,
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and she helps to keep the organizationsurvey ready.
Anna has found herselfin the quality world, not by accident.
Anna loves data and this is where she hasbeen innovative at our organization
in assisting our leaders to developdepartment specific quality plans.
She has continued to improveour tracking system yearly
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and helps to lead our organization towardreducing any harm
and creating a just culturewhile increasing incident reporting.
Anna is a team player.
She supports the goals of the organizationand is an excellent nurse,
and a
portion of Christina's nomination reads.
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Christina is an effective leaderin one of the toughest care
environments in rural Iowa.
Emergency services.
She is an active member, leader,and advocate
for nurses within the organizationand at the state level.
Christina has worked tirelesslyto build the Emergency Services Team,
which includes ambulance servicessupporting Hamilton County.
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She has been effective in recruiting staffand developing the entire team
to work as a cohesive unitin both skills and culture.
This has been reflected most recently
in the Improved ServicesPatient satisfaction scores.
Also with staff feedbackand with patient testimonials.
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Again, congratulations to Anna, Christinaand Amanda for being named
Great Iowa Nurses for 2024
and lastly, we had a very special,
nursing recognition and award
given to Robin Meyer.
She received the Daisy Foundation
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LifetimeAchievement Award at Vandy Medical Center
on Tuesday, April 29th.
This was in recognition of her exceptionalpatient care and compassion.
Robin actually
retired that week from her positionas the surgery
and Specialty clinics manager hereat Vandy Medical Center.
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Robin was a nurse for 46 years,
with over 12 of those years of service
given to our hospital.
Robin had been nominated
for the annual Daisy Awardfor Exceptional Nurses at Vandy
Medical Centermultiple times over her 12 year,
career at our hospital.
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we were able to celebrate,
Robin during her retirement reception.
And again,we want to thank her for her service
and congrats to her on her Daisy
Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
And with that,I think that's kind of a wrap up.
It is National Hospital Week,and we at Mandy's Medical Center,
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want to thank our staff for everythingthey do to care for our communities.
And we want to thank our communitiesas well for their support.
Again, a congratulations to,
our nurses,especially those Daisy Award nominees,
and to Michelle Brewer, who was awardedour 2024 Daisy Award winner.
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That will
do itfor today's edition of Focus on Health.
Brought to you by Van DiestMedical Center, where our focus is you.
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