And that’s why registered nurses Stephanie Xayamath and Tammi Baldwin have been named the latest recipients of the hospital’s DAISY Awards. The awards are part of The DAISY Foundation, a nationwide program recognizing nurses.
Xayamath, who works in the intensive care unit at St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville, was nominated by the daughter of a patient. The daughter said her dying mother’s every need was poignantly met by Xayamath. The family also was concerned that a sibling who was en route by airliner would not be able to speak with the mother a final time.
“She made the call to the airline and explained the situation,” the daughter said, adding that the message was relayed to the flight crew, which ushered the passenger off of the plan immediately after it taxied to the gate. “Our sister did make it to see my mother alive and say goodbye.”
Baldwin, an emergency room nurse at St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis, was nominated by a colleague in her department. She credited
“She believes in all of us, and she never gives up on us or patients,” the colleague wrote.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national program that honors the compassionate care and clinical excellence that our St. Francis nurses bring to their patients every day.
The DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at 33 an auto-immune disease. His family was so impressed by the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for him that they created this national award to say “thank you” to nurses everywhere. For more information, go to www.daisyfoundation.org.
To learn more about nursing careers and programs at St. Francis, go to www.stfrancishospitals.org/nursing.
