January 2019 Honoree

mary kay horney, RN

  • Obstetrics
  • Northwestern Memorial Healthcare McHenry Hospital
  • McHenry
    ,
    IL
    ,
    United States
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Mary Kay is someone who will hold a special place in my life forever. She is someone that has transformed into a dear friend and not just an OB nurse. I had a baby boy. Mary Kay was my labor and delivery nurse. Through the whole L&D process, she was amazing. She had a nurse in training with her, and her compassion for her job was very apparent in both her care of me as well as her role in training.
While my L&D was very routine, after the delivery I experienced some major complications. Mary Kay stayed with me every step of the way. She went with me to have a CAT scan. She was an integral part in the OR. She visited me in the ICU and once I went back to the post-partum area, and again when I moved to the CT floor. Mary Kay baked cookies for my family when I was still hospitalized. When I finally got to go home, she brought my family dinner! Mary Kay has gone above and beyond her regular nursing duties, and I truly believe she helped save my life. God put her in the right place to be a forever friend of our family. She is truly an amazing nurse and person. Without a doubt, she exhibited care and compassion, not only for me - the patient - but for my family as well. She is so deserving of the DAISY Award as she exemplifies exactly what it stands for!

Thank you, Mary, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.

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