[[{"@type":["BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/news\/extraordinary-nurses-recognized-at-regional-cancer-care-associates\/#BlogPosting","@context":{"@vocab":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","kg":"http:\/\/g.co\/kg"},"url":["https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/news\/extraordinary-nurses-recognized-at-regional-cancer-care-associates\/","https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/news\/extraordinary-nurses-recognized-at-regional-cancer-care-associates\/"],"publisher":[{"@id":"https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/"}],"author":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/news\/extraordinary-nurses-recognized-at-regional-cancer-care-associates\/#BlogPosting_author_Organization","name":"Regional Cancer Care Associates"}],"inLanguage":"en-US","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/news\/extraordinary-nurses-recognized-at-regional-cancer-care-associates\/#BlogPosting_image_ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.regionalcancercare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ann-Walsh.jpg"}],"headline":"Extraordinary Nurses Recognized At Regional Cancer Care Associates","dateModified":"2021-11-11T13:09:00+00:00","datePublished":"2019-05-30T14:50:24+00:00","articleBody":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 30, 2019\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\nAnn Walsh, Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates is being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses \u00ae. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation\u2019s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.\nThe DAISY Award recipient is Ann Walsh. The nomination read as follows \u201cAnn has been my inspiration, cheerleader, caretaker, and nurse for the past 18 years. This was through 2 rounds of cancer. The first time in 2000. The periodic visits for \u201croutine\u201d checks until April 2015. For the second round of cancer each visit to the office, I am greeted like a long lost friend and never a patient. I am treated like a friend with care and gentle touch and a kick in the butt when needed. Through the years, she discovered my thyroid problem and arranged an appointment with an Endocrinologist with days of the \u201cnormal\u201d weeks. Ann has gone to bat for me when I couldn\u2019t afford my chemo. She found the Pharmacy assistance I needed when my insurance hit me with $1,800.00 copay. When I visit the office I am not concerned about the treatment I\u2019m getting because it will be delivered with an angel and affection.\u201dThe DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.)  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.\nNurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues.  The award recipient is chosen by a committee at Regional Cancer Care Associates to receive The DAISY Award. Awards are presented throughout the year at celebrations attended by the Honoree\u2019s colleagues, patients, and visitors.  Each Honoree receives a certificate commending her or him as an \u201cExtraordinary Nurse.\u201d  The certificate reads: \u201cIn deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.\u201d  Honorees also receive a DAISY Award pin and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer\u2019s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.\nSaid Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, President and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation, \u201cWhen 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, extraordinary, compassionate work they do.  The kind of work the nurses at Regional Cancer Care Associatesare called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.\u201d\nSaid Chief Nursing Officer Lani Alison, \u201cWe are proud to be among the healthcare organizations participating in The DAISY Award program.  Nurses are heroes every day.  It\u2019s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that.\u201d\nThis is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession.  Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing, and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students. More information is available at http:\/\/DAISYfoundation.org.\nwe are here for you\nFor more information or to schedule an appointment, call 844-346-7222. You can also schedule an appointment by calling the RCCA location nearest you.\nRELATED ARTICLES\nRegional Cancer Care Associates is one of fewer than 200 medical practices in the country selected to participate in the Oncology Care Model (OCM); a recent Medicare initiative aimed at improving care coordination and access to and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing chemotherapy treatment.\n\u00a9 2022 Regional Cancer Care Associates. 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