Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, Inc.
Kathleen Sciacca BSN RN of Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, Inc was recently honored with the DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts that nurses perform every day.
The submitted nomination read Kathy, has been with the Center of Illinois family since 2013. She is a skilled and compassionate Nurse, an outstanding employee, and one whose patients often praise her and her care. She often goes above and beyond for her patients and their families. She is there when we have a difficult or complex patient that needs optimal care. She serves as a preceptor for our new employees. Training them on the highest standards of care. We always get positive feedback on her kindness, patience, and being a very good teacher.
A few of the comments from patients:
"Nurse Kathleen Sciacca was amazing."
"My assigned nurse Kathy, went above & beyond to help resolve a bandage issue I had with a new one to assure I was satisfied with the issue/problem."
"I really feel like the Nurse Kathy went above and beyond. I received great care."
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. 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. 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.
Said Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, Doctor of Humane Letters (h.c) 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 Center of Illinois Home Healthcare are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of the DAISY Award"
The Director of Clinical Services, Louisa Wolter RN BSN MSHA WSOC, "Kathy is the Nurse that we all want to take care of our family when they need care. She is not only highly skilled, she is compassionate and listens when patients just need to talk."
For a complete listing of healthcare organizations currently running the program, please go to http://DAISYfoundation.org
In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in over 5,500 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with recognition of Nurse-led Teams, Nurse Leaders, Nurses Advancing Health Equity,
Nursing Faculty, Nursing Students, Lifetime Achievement in Nursing and through the J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, Medical Mission Grants and their new Health Equity Grant programs. More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org.