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LEWISBURG -- Registered nurse Autumn Swartzlander was presented the DAISY Award recently, identifying her as a deserving nurse who exemplifies clinical expertise and compassionate care, and as a role model in the nursing community, according to a press release from Evangelical Community Hospital.
Swartzlander was nominated for the award by Ariana Daub, of Milton, who was a patient at The Family Place, Evangelical's obstetrics unit.
In the nomination, Daub shared, "Autumn is a top-notch L&D (labor and delivery) nurse. She and Heidi, the midwife, did a wonderful job coaching me during labor. We bonded over the fact that we both lost pregnancies, sharing our stories and how we still feel about losing our babies," according to the press release.
"Then, a few short hours after giving birth to my son, I received the devastating news that my maternal grandmother had unexpectedly passed away," Daub continued.
"Autumn wasn't there when I first found out, but when she arrived at work and found out, she came straight to me to offer her condolences and to help support me not just physically, but also emotionally," she said.
Swartzlander was presented the award surrounded by her fellow coworkers, hospital and nursing leadership, and her husband and daughter. Daub and her son were present to read the nomination in person, according to the press release.
Swartzlander began serving as a registered nurse on Evangelical's nursing staff in June 2015 in the medical unit, according to the press release. In 2020, the medical and surgical units combined into acute care with Swartzlander giving her time to patients in that area.
In May 2021, Swartzlander transferred to The Family Place, to bring her nursing expertise to moms and their babies, the press release said.
According to the press release, the DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 in California by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at the age of 33 from complications of an auto-immune disease. His family created the DAISY Award in his memory to recognize those nurses who make a big difference in the lives of not only their patients, but the patients' families as well.
Nominations for the DAISY award can be made by patients, patient family members, colleagues and providers. To nominate an Evangelical Community Hospital nurse, visit www.DAISYnomination.org/ECH.