Three registered nurses and two licensed nursing assistants and a medical assistant at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center were recently recognized for providing extraordinary patient care with DAISY and PETALS awards, respectively, by the DAISY Foundation, an international organization founded to celebrate nurses.
“Nurses, LNAs and medical assistants are the backbone of every hospital, balancing compassion with know-how, patience with hard work, listening to patients with supporting their colleagues,” said Joseph Perras, MD, CEO and chief medical officer of MAHHC. “They deserve every bit of recognition they can get and more. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.”
Honorees are:
- Wendy Tetrault, registered nurse, DAISY Nurse Leader Award. As operating room nurse manager, Tetrault supervises the operating room and same-day surgery programs. She is known as an exceptional communicator who seeks out collaborative solutions with her staff by engaging them in the process.
- Ellen Goodenough, registered nurse, DAISY Award. Goodenough has been a nurse in the MAHHC Acute Rehabilitation Center for more than 30 years. According to her peers, she gets to know her patients not only medically, but personally, and is often recognized by name when patients fill out surveys or answer follow-up calls.
- Elizabeth Sheehan, registered nurse, DAISY Award. Sheehan works as an informatics nurse in the staff education department. Her colleagues say she is a strong leader and resource for bedside nurses and is generous and flexibile with her time.
- Ann Hillock, licensed nurse assistant, PETALS Award. Hillock, who works in acute care, is recognized by her peers as a team player who goes above and beyond to make sure her patients are comfortable.
- Alexis LeBlanc, medical assistant, PETALS Award. LeBlanc, who works in pediatrics, is described as efficient, cheerful and unflappable and is known for her efforts to make the clinic as inclusive as possible to LGBTQ patients and family.
- Sarah Amoroso, licensed nurse assistant, PETALS Award. Amoroso, who works in the emergency department, was honored for advocating strongly for a patient to secure an appointment with a specialist following multiple ED and primary care visits for the same issue. This is the third year in a row Amoroso has been honored with a PETALS Award.