Salem Regional Medical Center has awarded an emergency room nurse its eighth DAISY Award.
The Diseases Attacking the Immune System Award is an international recognition program that celebrates the care nurses provide every day. The award was created by family members of J. Patrick Barnes to honor outstanding nurses across the country.
Amanda Jacobson was nominated by a patient.
“I met Amanda, my third-shift nurse, while I was in the ER,” Jacobson’s nominator wrote. “She was extremely professional, kind and thoughtful the entire time, going above and beyond my expectations. I have never received such responsive care in my life, and she truly deserves the Daisy Award.”
Medical Center Nursing Director Leigh Knife said Jacobson has the right demeanor for the emergency room.
“In the fast-paced environment of our Emergency Department, Amanda consistently serves as a calming presence for patients during their most difficult moments,” she said. “Her clinical expertise, professionalism and genuine kindness embody the true spirit of the DAISY Award.”
As a DAISY Award winner, Jacobson received a certificate and $100 award given on behalf of the George Kimble Scholarship, established in 2012 in memory of patient George H. Kimble.
“We launched the DAISY Award program to honor and recognize the excellent care that our nurses are practicing, and to highlight those who demonstrate our organization’s ICARE values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence,” Knife said.
To nominate an Salem Regional Medical Center nurse for a DAISY Award, visit shorturl.at/1IDRj. Nominations can come from patients, family members, other nurses, physicians, clinicians or staff who experience or observe extraordinarily compassionate care being provided.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Salem hospital awards Amanda Jacobson its DAISY Award for nursing
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