Joseph Sanders Named DAISY Award Recipient
5/31/2022
Joseph Sanders, R.N., has been named Flowers Hospital’s latest recipient of the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the care and compassion nurses display each day. Sanders works as a nurse in the hospital’s cardiac care area and also serves as the office coordinator for Flowers Medical Group Dothan Surgical Services. He has been employed with Flowers Hospital for nearly five years.
Sanders was nominated for the award by a patient’s family member after he made a special effort to get the patient a warm, delicious meal once the patient was cleared from a five day-liquid diet. The patient’s family member stated, “Never has anyone been more surprised and pleased as my mom was!”
Dan Cumbie, chief nursing officer at Flowers Hospital, said, “Joseph is a shining example of kindness and compassion and is the kind of nurse we all hope to have if we find ourselves as a patient. He is incredibly deserving of this recognition, and we are honored to have him as part of our team.”
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died in late 1999 at the age of 33 from complications of an autoimmune 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 patients’ families.
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, CEO, and co-founder of the DAISY Foundation said, “When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced firsthand 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 Flowers Hospital are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”
Flowers Hospital nurses work to provide skillful and compassionate care each day. Patients, visitors, families, nurses, physicians, and employees may nominate a deserving nurse by completing a nomination form at www.flowershospital.com/daisy-award-nominations.
To learn more about the DAISY Foundation, visit daisyfoundation.org.
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