Cartersville, GA; February 15, 2018: Mara Scofield, RN and Ronald May, RN are the most recent recipients of the DAISY Award at Cartersville Medical Center. The DAISY Award Is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates extraordinary clinical skill, compassionate care and super-human work nurses do in direct care of patients and families every day. Every nomination tells a story of extraordinary care and compassion and the nurse may be nominated by patients, families, colleagues, physicians and other staff.
Nominated by the family member of a patient, Scofield and May were lauded for the understanding and compassionate care they provided. The family member commented that the two nurses “took care of family too, not just the patient” and provided “reassurance” that they would take great care of their loved one.
Scofield and May, who work on the 2 North Medical/Surgical floor, received a certificate, statue, flowers and reception for their recognition.
About Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville Medical Center is a 119-bed acute care hospital, Chest Pain Center, Certified Primary Stroke Center, Certified Total Joint program and Gold Seal Inpatient Diabetes program facility accredited by the Joint Commission. The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence at The Women’s Center provides mammography services that are gold seal accredited by the American College of Radiology. The Advanced Wound Healing Center provides specialized treatment for chronic or non-healing wounds. The Hope Center, a regional, Commission on Cancer approved cancer treatment facility, is conveniently located on the hospital campus and provides over 4,000 treatments with over 300 new patients per year from a ten county region.