St. Francis Medical Center Names DAISY Nursing Award Winner

St. Francis Medical Center recently named Jennifer Piwonski, a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Francis Medical Center, as its Winter 2021 DAISY Nursing Award winner.

The award is presented in collaboration with The American Organization of Nurse Executives. It is part of the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

Piwonski was nominated by a patient for her extraordinary care. Her nominator wrote, “Jen is truly the most huge-hearted, sweetest nurse I've ever had. She is so kind, caring, thoughtful, soft spoken, and patient. I feel so grateful that God blessed me with her to care for me. Thank you, St. Francis, for having such a beautiful, thoughtful person to take care of me. Jen's energy is beyond beautiful, just an all-around genuine person. I'm honored to have had her care for me, smile at me every time she entered my room, I could go on and on. The patients are so blessed to have her.”

“I’m honored to have been chosen as a St. Francis’ DAISY award winner,” said Piwonski. “I’m thankful to be recognized with this award and proud to be a part of the St. Francis nursing team.”

The DAISY Award was established in 2000 by the Barnes family in honor of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of an auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received inspired the family to thank nurses nationwide for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and families.

During the award ceremony, Piwonski was presented with the DAISY Foundation’s “Healer’s Touch” sculpture, as well as an award certificate and DAISY award pin.

To learn more about the DAISY award, visit https://www.daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award.