Dawn Parkins Accepts DAISY Award for Nurses

Dawn Parkins, RN, recently accepted the DAISY Award for Nurses, which recognizes and honors the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day. 

She received nominations for the award from two patients:

“When we had our son December 8, 2022, Dawn was our night nurse every night of our stay. Dawn went above and beyond to be sure our needs were met. She not only took great care of us, but treated us like family and became a good friend. We were actually sad to be discharged knowing we wouldn’t have her around anymore!”

“Dawn was my night nurse for the first night after I had our 4th child at SMCH. My husband had gone home to take care of the other 3 kids, so it was just Dawn and me. She gave me the space I needed but was also there to talk or help whenever I needed it. She is so kind! You can tell she cares about her patients. I appreciated how helpful she was right after my delivery!”