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Franciscan Health Honors First 2021 Daisy Award Recipient
Olympia Fields Hospital recognizes 'amazing' Manhattan resident nominated by grateful patient
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized Jennifer Eckert, RN, as its first Daisy Award recipient of 2021.
A six-year registered nurse serving in the hospital’s Telemetry Unit, Eckert was nominated by a former grateful patient. That patient described the Manhattan, IL, resident as an amazing nurse and caregiver.
“I made it on the hospital unit at about 7:00 a.m. and then I met a very honest, loyal, hard worker. She made an immediate contact. The communication, and well caring skills that come with her talent is very appreciated,” the patient said. “She’s more than just a RN, she cares.”
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The patient was impressed with Eckert’s clinical expertise, as well as her compassion.
“Knowing that she had many patients, she still made my day,” the patient added. “She knows her stuff, medicine, friendly and very supportive. She’s the real deal. I’m so grateful that she was my nurse. Jennifer dedicated her time thoroughly and made my stay so pleasurable. Just a kind word is mostly all I needed and provided that. She’s one in a million.”
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Franciscan Health recognizes the contributions of nurses through the DAISY Awards all year long. It salutes nurses like Eckert who deliver extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care. As part of this recognition, Eckert received a DAISY award pin, the Healer's Touch sculpture, a DAISY Award certificate and a box of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls to share with coworkers. Funding for the DAISY Award is provided by the Franciscan Health Foundation.
About the DAISY Award
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an internationally recognized honor that was established in 1999 via the DAISY Foundation by members of the family of Patrick Barnes. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. Patrick Barnes was a 33-year-old husband and father of an infant daughter who died eight weeks after being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease idiopathic thrombocytopenia. The award was established to honor what his family perceived to be extraordinary kindness and compassion by the nurses caring for him during his illness. Cinnabons are given because when Patrick was too ill to have an appetite, at one point he was able to eat a Cinnabon his father had brought, and Patrick requested that Cinnabons be brought in the next day for not just him, but for the nurses as a thank you for their care. More information about the DAISY award can be found at https://www.daisyfoundation.org.
Submitted by Robyn Ali, Marketing Specialist, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Marketing and Public Relations Department robyn.ali@franciscanalliance.org