Sandra O'Bara
June 2025
Sandra
O'Bara
,
RN
Medical Surgical Unit
Kaleida Health Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Amherst
,
NY
United States
Not only did Sandy go above and beyond with her medical care, going slowly and explaining everything to my daughter, but she was also compassionate, charming, caring, and diligent about her work and ensuring that my daughter felt comfortable and had everything she needed.
Congratulations to Sandra O’Bara for receiving the DAISY Award for consistently demonstrating clinical excellence and extraordinary patient care.
Sandra was nominated by a patient for her dedication and extraordinary compassion.
A comment from her patient said, “My daughter was admitted to MFSH via the Emergency Room. She communicates through sign language and also writes in her notebook for those who are not fluent in sign. My daughter said (signed to me), 'I'm scared', at the beginning of her hospital journey, which is unusual for her. She usually takes everything in stride with no worries. One of the nurses, Sandy, quickly put her at ease. Sandy was a bright ray of sunshine through the entire weekend! Sandy spoke directly to her, and they communicated back and forth through her notebook. Sandy explained every single thing she was doing, hugged my daughter (and me at times), rubbed her arm, and catered to her with genuine love and care.
One day, she asked for a Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper - some kind of pop other than Diet Ginger Ale, which she had been drinking all weekend - but that was all there was on 3 East. The next day, Sandy told my daughter that she had a surprise for her. She stopped at the gas station on her way to work and got her a Diet Dr. Pepper (her favorite pop in the world!). Not only did Sandy go above and beyond with her medical care, going slowly and explaining everything to my daughter, but she was also compassionate, charming, caring, and diligent about her work and ensuring that my daughter felt comfortable and had everything she needed. They talked about our pets, looked at photos together, and talked about country music every day.
My daughter almost cried when she found out Sandy wouldn’t be in on Monday because she was leaving for vacation, so she wrote her a note and gave Sandy one of her breast cancer Hope bracelets, which Sandy promptly put on her lanyard to wear every day."
Sandra was nominated by a patient for her dedication and extraordinary compassion.
A comment from her patient said, “My daughter was admitted to MFSH via the Emergency Room. She communicates through sign language and also writes in her notebook for those who are not fluent in sign. My daughter said (signed to me), 'I'm scared', at the beginning of her hospital journey, which is unusual for her. She usually takes everything in stride with no worries. One of the nurses, Sandy, quickly put her at ease. Sandy was a bright ray of sunshine through the entire weekend! Sandy spoke directly to her, and they communicated back and forth through her notebook. Sandy explained every single thing she was doing, hugged my daughter (and me at times), rubbed her arm, and catered to her with genuine love and care.
One day, she asked for a Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper - some kind of pop other than Diet Ginger Ale, which she had been drinking all weekend - but that was all there was on 3 East. The next day, Sandy told my daughter that she had a surprise for her. She stopped at the gas station on her way to work and got her a Diet Dr. Pepper (her favorite pop in the world!). Not only did Sandy go above and beyond with her medical care, going slowly and explaining everything to my daughter, but she was also compassionate, charming, caring, and diligent about her work and ensuring that my daughter felt comfortable and had everything she needed. They talked about our pets, looked at photos together, and talked about country music every day.
My daughter almost cried when she found out Sandy wouldn’t be in on Monday because she was leaving for vacation, so she wrote her a note and gave Sandy one of her breast cancer Hope bracelets, which Sandy promptly put on her lanyard to wear every day."