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LEWISBURG -- Evangelical Community Hospital recently awarded its latest DAISY Honor for Nursing Excellence to RN Amanda Sheesley for exemplifying clinical expertise and compassionate care.
Sheesley was nominated for the award by Nicole Bingaman, whose son, Taylor Bingaman, was recently treated by Sheesley in the Emergency Department.
In the nomination, Bingaman shared, "Over the years Amanda has displayed the perfect mix of professionalism, caring, and warmth."
"Amanda has been our nurse on more than one occasion. Most recently, after an event where my son had multiple seizures, Amanda peeked in to check on us," Bingaman continued. "She made Taylor laugh and chatted for a few minutes about life, and how long they had known each other. Living with a brain injury can feel very isolating, and Amanda reaches out every time from a place of genuine caring whether she is Taylor's nurse or not.
"This time when we left, Taylor talked about her kindness to him. When Amanda gives this kind of support, it allows me to feel supported too. And most of all Taylor."
Sheesley was presented the award surrounded by her fellow coworkers, Hospital and Nursing leadership, as well as her son and family.
Sheesley began her work at Evangelical in May 2014 as an RN and has served in different roles throughout the hospital, including several years in the Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgical Center. Presently she maintains a position at the Ambulatory Surgical Center and is in a per diem position in the Emergency Department.
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.
Evangelical is proud to be a DAISY Award partner. Nurses are nominated by patients, family members of patients, as well as other healthcare professionals. Nominations are presented for consideration through a process of anonymity. The winner is then selected by a board of health care workers.
If you feel an Evangelical Community Hospital nurse deserves to be recognized for extraordinary clinical expertise and compassion, visit www.DAISYnomination.org/ECH and fill out a nomination form.