Franciscan Health honors exceptional nurse

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized Rebecca Chapman, RN, as its latest DAISY Award recipient. This national recognition is presented to registered nurses who make exceptional contributions to their hospital’s patients and team members.

The Wilmington resident has been in nursing for more than nine years, including the last four years in the Intensive Care Unit at Franciscan Health.

She was recently nominated by a former hospital patient’s sister, who praised Rebecca’s patience and compassion which, she says, contributed to the patient’s full recovery.

“When my sister was admitted to the ICU, she was very ill and could not speak or cooperate with the staff,” the patient’s sister said. “Rebecca was her nurse and showed such patience and compassion. She had a calmness about her that made me, and my brother-in-law feel that my sister would recover, and she has. Please recognize Rebecca as an asset to the nursing staff. She’s an angel!”

Franciscan Health salutes nurses like Rebecca Chapman who deliver extraordinary, compassionate, and skillful care. As part of this recognition, she received a DAISY award pin, the Healer's Touch sculpture, a DAISY Award certificate, and a box of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls to share with coworkers. Funding for the DAISY Award is provided by the Franciscan Health Foundation.

About the DAISY Award

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an internationally recognized honor that was established in 1999 via the DAISY Foundation members of the family of Patrick Barnes. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. Patrick Barnes was a 33-year-old husband and father of an infant daughter who died eight weeks after being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease idiopathic thrombocytopenia. The award was established to honor what his family perceived to be extraordinary kindness and compassion by the nurses caring for him during his illness. Cinnabon’s are given to the winners because when Patrick was too ill to have an appetite, at one point he was able to eat a Cinnabon his father had brought, and Patrick requested that Cinnabon’s be brought in the next day for not just him, but for the nurses as a thank you for their care. More information about the DAISY award can be found at https://www.daisyfoundation.org.

Submitted by Robyn Ali, Marketing Specialist, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Marketing and Public Relations Department robyn.ali@franciscanalliance.org