Fountain Hills Resident Recently Honored By DAISY Foundation As Extraordinary Nurse

Fountain Hills resident and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Neuro ICU nurse, Rosemary Aird, was recently recognized by the DAISY Foundation for providing outstanding patient care.

A nurse at St. Joseph’s for four years, Aird’s dedication and compassion meets the highest of standards. Aird treats her patients and their families as if they were her own treasured relatives, with special care and kindness. Her patience, thoughtful consideration and skill are appreciated by all people she comes in contact with. Aird exemplifies the DAISY Award values every day in her role as a nurse in St. Joseph’s.

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is part of The DAISY (D)iseases Attacking the Immune System Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses make every day. The award at St. Joseph’s is co-sponsored by Wells Fargo.

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation, based in Glen Ellen, Calif., was established by J. Mark Barnes and his family in memory of his son J. Patrick Barnes. J. Patrick died at the age of 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (IT)P, a little-known autoimmune disease. The nursing care Patrick and his family received while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and families. St. Joseph’s joins 24 other medical facilities in the nation being honored with The Daisy Award.

“We are proud to be among the hospital systems participating in The DAISY Award program,” says Patty White, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. “Nurses are heroes every day. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides another way for us to do that.”