Franciscan Health honors exceptional nurse

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized LaDale Fulton, 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.

A registered nurse for over 17 years, LaDale has been working on Franciscan Health’s Observation Unit/ 2900 Unit since 2004. She was recently nominated by a former hospital patient’s daughter, who credits her for exceptional care shown towards her mother with multiple health concerns.

“Nurse LaDale’s performance as an RN was exceptional. She completed a thorough assessment of my mom when she entered her room. Her approach used was phenomenal in caring for a patient with dementia and multiple chronic health conditions as well as the condition which resulted in her hospitalization,” She continued, “ LaDale’s frequent assessments and her professionalism as she exited the room will forever leave a lasting impression. She exhibited those quality traits that will always be remembered. She represents Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Hospital well.”

Franciscan Health salutes nurses like LaDale Fulton who deliver extraordinary, compassionate, and skillful care. As part of this recognition, he 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