St. Francis presents Andrew Hernandez with DAISY Award

Grand Island— CHI Health St. Francis recognizes nurse Andrew Hernandez, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient. Hernandez is recognized for excellence in nursing and providing above-and-beyond compassionate care to her patients and their families. 

The hospital chooses one recipient monthly from the many nominations submitted by patients, families and staff.

A grateful patient writes: “From the get go Andrew was extremely welcoming and so nice. He listened to all of my concerns and was very empathetic. He was also very, very nice and knowledgeable. My ER visit was one of the best ones I have had in a long, longtime. We need more people like Andrew in the healthcare profession.”

For more information on the DAISY Award program or to nominate a nurse, visit www.daisyfoundation.org.

About The DAISY Foundation: The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of an auto-immune disease (hence the name, an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) Patrick received extraordinary care from his nurses, and his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude for the compassion and skill nurses bring to patients and families every day. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses celebrates nurses in over 1,800 healthcare facilities around the world. For more information about The DAISY Award and the Foundation’s other recognition of nurses, nursing faculty and students, visit DAISYfoundation.org.