Franciscan Health honors extraordinary nurse

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized Micaela Wolf, 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 in the hospital’s Emergency Department for 18 months, Wolf was nominated by a Franciscan Health Olympia Fields patient with a chronic illness, who described the New Lenox resident as having the best possible bedside manner.

“The very first time I met Micaela as my nurse she treated me for a chronic illness that I have dealt with my whole life. She warmed me with her presence. I have had my share of nurses, but meeting Micaela has brought a sense of joy and light to my bedside,” the patient said, “She possessed a sense of urgency and genuine concern for me. She treated me kindly and with dignity as she performed her duties as a nurse. Micaela has a take control attitude and makes sure the job gets done. She listened to my concerns and always made sure I was comfortable. Her compassion as a nurse excels well above and beyond measure”.

Franciscan Health salutes nurses like Wolf who deliver extraordinary, compassionate, and skillful care. As part of this recognition, she receives 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