St. Francis presents Amanda Bush with DAISY Award

Grand Island— CHI Health St. Francis recognizes Emergency Department nurse Amanda Bush, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient. Bush is recognized for excellence in nursing and providing above-and-beyond compassionate care to her patients and their families. 

The hospital chooses one recipient monthly from the many nominations submitted by patients, families and staff.

A grateful patient writes: “Having chest pain that takes your breath away is scary. Amanda was not only kind, she was caring and compassionate. Amanda calmed every fear I had. This ER visit was very pleasant (while unpleasant) and I credit that to my nurse Amanda.”

For more information on the DAISY Award program or to nominate a nurse, visit www.daisyfoundation.org.

About The DAISY Foundation: The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of an auto-immune disease (hence the name, an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) Patrick received extraordinary care from his nurses, and his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude for the compassion and skill nurses bring to patients and families every day. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses celebrates nurses in over 1,800 healthcare facilities around the world. For more information about The DAISY Award and the Foundation’s other recognition of nurses, nursing faculty and students, visit DAISYfoundation.org.