In the clinical outcomes assessment lab at Shriners Hospitals for Children you will see how patient data is collected and used to determine treatment plans for children with walking difficulties, scoliosis and chest wall deformities.
The nurses at Shriners Hospital for Children were presented with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at a ceremony held in the hospital auditorium during Nurses Week. The award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super human efforts nurses perform everyday.
The award was presented to all the nurses who work at Shriners Hospital. “Each of our nurses provides compassionate, skilled nursing care in the various departments they work in throughout the hospital,” stated, Patricia King, Director of Patient Care Services.
Presenting the award was Bonnie and Mark Barnes of the not-for-profit Daisy Foundation based in Glen Ellen, CA. The foundation was created in memory of their son J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. 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.
At the presentation the nurses received a certificate commending them for being “Extraordinary Nurses.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.”
For this first award in honor of all the nurses, the hospital received a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. The statue is on display in the hospital’s lobby. Said, Bonnie Barnes, President and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation, “When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night. Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Shriners Hospital for Children are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The Daisy Award.”
“We are proud to be among the hospitals participating in The DAISY Award program. Nurses are heroes everyday. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and the DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that,” stated, Mark L. Niederpruem, Hospital Administrator.
