I nominate Connie Williams, LPN for the DAISY Award. Connie is my most "kudo'd" nurse. She is a true patient advocate and highly involved with our pediatric population. Here are some of the comments from letters I have received:

"Thank you do much for all that you have done. You really meant and still mean a lot to our family. A guardian angel you are indeed."

"Nurse Connie has made my 1st experience here a memorable one. She has been pleasant and helpful. Will be back to this hospital next time because of her kindness."

"I would like to extend my appreciation and commend Connie for her professionalism and genuine caring. You can tell she has a kind heart. Thank you for your great bedside manner."

"Thank you, Connie for your heroic job in stabilizing my husband after being admitted with a heart attack to your hospital. My family and I will be forever grateful to you. Your upbeat caring nature made the whole nightmare for me so much better and the hospital is so lucky to have an employee of your abilities on staff."

"I wanted to take a minute to extend an extremely heartfelt thank you to my nurse for the day/evening Connie. Tonight, I found myself in the ED, in extreme pain, and facing a long wait. Connie was nothing but positive and upbeat. Her care and bedside manner were unlike any I have ever experienced and I truly wanted to take a moment to recognize her hard work, attention to detail, and overall patient care. I never met Connie before, but she treated me the way my own family would have treated me and I am so thankful. Tonight your ED staff, but especially nurse Connie, made the stay here bearable and in fact almost pleasant. I am so impressed and so very thankful for the quality of care that Connie provided. She is truly as asset to your staff and to your patients. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding during a very stressful day."