Faribault nurse receives DAISY Award
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Amanda Jilek, a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic Health System in Faribault, received the DAISY Award, an international recognition that honors and celebrates the skillful and compassionate care nurses provide.
To receive the DAISY Award, nurses who provide extraordinary care are nominated by patients, patient families or colleagues. For nurses working at locations across Mayo Clinic Health System's Southeast Minnesota region, a selection committee reviews nominations and selects DAISY Award winners quarterly.
Jilek was nominated by her colleague, Sue Erickson, for demonstrating exceptional quality of care for patients in the Primary Care Department at Mayo Clinic Health System in Faribault.
"Every day, Amanda goes above and beyond for the care of patients," says Erickson. "She is dedicated and promotes health and well-being for co-workers, colleagues and patients."
Jilek was presented the DAISY Award by Cheristi Cognetta-Rieke, D.N.P., chief nursing officer for Mayo Clinic Health System in Southeast Minnesota, in a surprise presentation at the Faribault clinic.
"Congratulations to Amanda for being named one of our region's first DAISY Award winners," says Cognetta-Rieke. "It's a privilege to have her on our team and to present her with this award. She is an incredibly deserving nurse and goes the extra mile for her patients."
The DAISY Award was created in honor of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The nursing care he received when hospitalized profoundly touched his family. Learn more about the history of the DAISY Award.
If you know extraordinary nurses working at a location across Mayo Clinic Health System in Southeast Minnesota, nominate them for the DAISY Award by completing the nomination form.
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