Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center awards maternity nurse with DAISY Award
March 5, 2024
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is thrilled to announce Jordan Gibson, RN, as the December winner of the DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses.
Gibson is the third nurse to receive the recognition since its inception at Conemaugh Memorial, and the first from the maternity unit. She was nominated by a grateful patient she cared for who praised her for her compassion and cheerful encouragement, helping her successfully deliver her first child.
“I can’t get over how passionate she is about her job and how wonderful and kind she is. She encouraged me with every push...Jordan coached me through it all and was so patient and nurturing.”
“Jordan came back and forth between checking on me and the baby and reassured me the whole time. The following days, she stopped in at least once to check on us, even though we weren’t her patients anymore.”
Kris O’Shea, Chief Nursing Officer, expressed admiration for Gibson’s passion for her work and her dedication to her patients. “Jordan truly embodies the essential qualities of a maternity nurse, and the team is thankful to have her on board. We’re appreciative of everything she does to make her patient’s experience better and are thrilled to award her for her efforts.”
Gibson joined the Conemaugh team in 2013 after graduating from Westmoreland County Community College. She is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Western Governors University and is on track to graduate with her BSN this coming April.
Conemaugh Health System recently adopted the DAISY Award, an international program to recognize the outstanding work of our nurses across the health system. Coworkers, providers, and patients may nominate a deserving nurse at Conemaugh Health System at Conemaugh.org/The-DAISY-Award.
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. For more information about the DAISY Award, visit TheDAISYFoundation.org.