Tempe Nurse Recognized with DAISY Award
Katelyn Cavanagh, RN, is a remarkable member of the emergency room team at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Patients under her care are always treated with compassion and kindness. She is a nurse who is capable of calming and comforting those in a stressful situation. At St. Joseph's, Cavanagh often serves as a role model and is involved in training incoming nurses. She provides guidance and develops resources for other staff members through her involvement in various department initiatives. Cavanagh is well-deserving of the DAISY Award, as she is wonderful to work with and treats patients with admirable carefulness and dedication.
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 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.
"We are proud to be among the hospital systems participating in The DAISY Award program," says Patty White, president and CEO of Dignity Health 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."
Publish date:
Thursday, February 23, 2017