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Christopher Kuntz, CCU at the Infirmary, received the November Daisy Award.

The patient who nominated Christopher said,

“This nurse sat down with us and really listened to my husband’s story of his heart attack. He asked questions and took a lot of time to get to know my husband and his medical history. He made a very difficult process easier. He even visited my husband after his surgery. He didn’t have to check on him, but he did and that was so ‘above and beyond’ the call of duty. Because of this nurse’s compassion and excellent skills, I felt completely comfortable leaving my husband overnight so I could go care for our 10-year old son.”

The DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at 33 of ITP, an auto-immune disease. The Barnes Family was awestruck by the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, so they created this national award to say thank you to nurses everywhere.

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