Northwest Health has honored two nurses with Daisy Awards for extraordinary and compassionate service.
The annual awards were established to honor the late J. Patrick Barnes, whose family wanted to recognize the nurses who treated him after he died at 33 in 1999 because of complications from the idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura autoimmune disease.
The health care system honored Patricia (Patti) Martin, the manager of the Infusion Center at Northwest Health â Porter, with a Daisy Award.
âIt is difficult to find words to express my gratitude for line nurse Patti Martin at Northwest Health â Porter, said the patient who nominated here. She was my first nurse when I began cancer treatment in summer 2019. She took my first blood draw for labs and accessed my port-a-catheter the first time. I was anxious about my first port access. Patti s steady hands and gentle approach made the access absolutely painless along with every time since the first visit.
How great is the need for food assistance? Where you can get help this week
Eric Wallace, Senior Producer, I-TEAM
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Northeast Florida residents struggle through the pandemic, more people than ever need assistance. One gauge of how much that need is if they have enough to feed their family.
On Tuesday, Eastside Florida Farm Share teamed up with the Church of Oakland to distribute food to around 1,600 families, the first of six distributions of free food in Jacksonville this week.
The church’s pastor, Christopher McKee, said he see more need right now than he’s seen in recent years.
Christine Ann Strickland
Christine Ann Strickland, 73, of Rochester, MN, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital from complications related to a long battle with cancer and a recent hospital stay.
Chris fought her cancer with courage and determination. She never complained and never gave up because each day she won gave her more time to be with her family which she truly cherished.
Chris was born April, 13, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa to Charles and Dorothea (Schmidt) Beck. She graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1965. On August 5, 1967 she married Gordy S. Strickland in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After residing for many years in Lincoln, NE the couple moved to Rochester in 2008 to be closer to family.
The Bulletin – December 12
Pantry donations double-matched today
CUMBERLAND Community Outreach Ministry Eastside (COME) hopes grocery shoppers will donate at the store to help the food pantry the ministry operates out of Cumberland First Baptist Church.
Through Meijer’s holiday Simply Give campaign, shoppers can pick up a gift card near the checkout, give it to the cashier, and indicate how much they wish to donate. Donations at the Cumberland Meijer (11315 East Washington St.) will support the COME pantry. The program runs through Saturday, Jan. 2.
Eight member churches in Hancock and Marion counties form COME and also support the pantry.
Pantry leaders also encourage donating on the remaining double-match day: today, Saturday, Dec. 12. On that day, Meijer will double any donation you make. If you spend $10, Meijer will give $20, which results in your donation being increased to $30.
St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago named Nina Stur its new chief nursing officer and president of patient care services.
Stur started as a registered nurse in the medical surgical unit at the hospital 37 years ago, and has served as interim chief nursing officer since January. She previously served as director of case management and associate director of patient care services at St. Catherine, filling each position for a decade.
âNina is a dynamic and well-respected collaborator with extensive knowledge of the patient population, accreditation processes, wellness initiatives and innovative nursing practices,â CEO and Administrator Leo Correa said.
Stur became director of nursing and nurse clinician at the hospital in 1990, and went on to become the clinical case manager three years later. In that role, she served as consultant to doctors, patients and families on everything from diagnoses to discharges.