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The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. Eaton Rapids Medical Center is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor every year during Nurses Week. DAISY Award Honorees personify Eaton Rapids Medical Center’s remarkable patient experience.
The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died of complications of the auto-immune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system. During Pat’s eight-week hospitalization, his family was awestruck by the care and compassion his nurses provided, not only to Pat but to everyone in his family. One of the goals they set in creating a Foundation in Pat’s memory was to recognize extraordinary nurses everywhere who make an enormous difference in the lives of so many people through the work they do every day.
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ERMC nurse recognized for 2025 Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Alexis Hollon, a registered nurse (RN) in the Medical Surgical Unit at Eaton Rapids Medical Center (ERMC), has been honored with the 2025 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
With over five years of experience in healthcare and nearly two years at ERMC, Alexis was nominated for this prestigious award by a patient she cared for during a recent hospital stay. The patient had been admitted for a routine appendectomy that unexpectedly extended to four days due to complications.
In the nomination, the patient wrote, “The care I received from the entire team was extraordinary, but this nurse went above and beyond to deal with the setbacks as they occurred.”
One specific example shared was Alexis’s effort to coordinate the patient’s discharge medications with the pharmacy, something that fell outside her direct responsibilities. The nomination continued: “This nurse put in long hours while I was there but never lost her professional, caring demeanor. I was really scared when complications kept occurring, but she handled them calmly and helped put me at ease. That meant even more to me than her amazing nursing skills.”
When asked about her work, Alexis shared that her favorite part of the job is collaborating with her “amazing coworkers” and being part of a team that delivers high-quality, compassionate care. “I’ve always enjoyed helping people and hope to continue brightening lives through the work I do,” she said.
The DAISY Award was established in 1999 by the DAISY Foundation to honor extraordinary nurses who go above and beyond to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families. ERMC proudly joins healthcare facilities around the world in participating in this recognition program, celebrating nurses for their skill, compassion, and dedication.
To learn more about the DAISY Award and the DAISY Foundation, visit https://daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award.