Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills Honors Exceptional Nurse

Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills is pleased to recognize Emergency Department Registered Nurse, Kim Wall, with the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. Ms. Wall was awarded for the amazing care and compassion she provided to the family of a patient. Her nomination illustrated the above and beyond qualities she possesses including kindness, respect and compassion to earn this honor. 

“Kim is a great example of an extraordinary nurse and we are proud to be among the hospitals participating in the DAISY Award program,” said Chief Nursing Officer Suzanne Lange Ahmed. “Our nurses are heroes every day and their work is highly valued by patients and fellow staff.” 

The Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills Shared Governance Professional Nursing Excellence and Education Committee, led by Registered Nurse Diana Duffy, worked hard to implement the DAISY Award at the Hospital. Comprised of frontline staff and leader advisors, the goal of the various Nursing Shared Governance Committees is to enhance nursing practice and promote direct care nursing involvement in shared decision making. 

The DAISY Foundation, an international organization established to recognize and honor nurses who make a profound difference in the lives of the patients they care for, created The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses in honor of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 from an auto-immune disease. His family was extremely grateful for the nursing care he received that they started a Foundation in his honor. For the past 15 years, hospitals across the nation have partnered with The DIASY Foundation to honor their nurses that go above and beyond.   

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