SHELTON, WA – Mason Health is proud to announce our first winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses — Traci Wiley, RN, from the Birth Center. Wiley was honored at Mason Health’s inaugural DAISY Award Ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 29.

“The nominations we received for this first quarter were all incredibly amazing,” said ICU Supervisor Nadine Cram, a co-chair of Mason Health’s DAISY Awards Committee. “We want to congratulate Traci for the amazing work she has done.”

Wiley’s nominator shared this story: “Traci helped me while I was delivering my first baby, she was there for me when I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. She took care of me and my baby and was so kind and compassionate. We established a lovely relationship in the weeks following that delivery as I needed additional postpartum care. She was also extremely helpful in researching a condition my child had been born with that the other medical professionals didn’t really know about. When it was time to have my second child I was absolutely at ease when I knew Traci was on shift and could be there to assist me in that delivery. This was during the height of COVID and that brought forth a whole different set of complications, but she was there for me when my family couldn’t be. Traci advocated for me and my children, she was empathetic and helpful and really put me at ease. Being in labor has a way of taking your dignity and modesty, and Traci made sure I never felt embarrassed and that I was comfortable throughout the process. It was truly life changing care, and I’m so thankful for her.”

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is part of the national DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate care that nurses provide patients and families every day.

Mason Health will recognize an extraordinary nurse every quarter. This quarter’s nominees included: Becky Bingham, RN, Resource Nurse; Leah Coleman, RN, PACU; Rosalyn Griffin, RN, MSP; Joss Meagley, RN, ED; Bronwyn Kennedy, RN, Wound Care; Kim Nicewonger, RN, Walk-In Clinic; Taylor Rebh, RN, Emergency Department; Michele Rose, RN, Wound Care; Patrick Santos, RN, ED and Marica Thomas, RN, Birth Center.

Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues. The award recipient is chosen by a committee at Mason Health, composed of frontline staff members, including nurse supervisors and department leaders. Each honoree receives a certificate commending them as an “Extraordinary Nurse.” Honorees also receive a DAISY Award pin and a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.

Share your story of what your nurse has meant to you, by nominating them for The DAISY Award at https://app.roundsplus.getwellnetwork.com/SurveyAction/SurveyGo/xjvBd5ceWj6Sz?u=4886 or visit the Mason Health website at www.masonhealth.com.

Mason Health, Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County, is ISO 9001 Quality Management System certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital with a level four emergency trauma designation. Mason General Hospital and Mason Clinic are ENERGY STAR® certified and Mason Health is the recipient of three Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Awards and a Greening the OR Environmental Excellence Award. There are more than 100 physicians on staff in 19 specialties. For more information or to find a health care provider, visit www.masongeneral.com. To learn more about DNV, visit www.dnv.com/healthcare.