WELLSVILLE - BRIANNA HATZELL, RN, RECOGNIZED AS AN EXTRAORDINARY NURSE

 BRIANNA HATZELL, RN, RECOGNIZED AS AN EXTRAORDINARY NURSE

Annual DAISY Award Winner Honored at Jones Memorial Hospital

 

WELLSVILLE, NY (January 21, 2025) – Brianna Hatzell, RN, an OB nurse, formerly working in the ER at Jones Memorial Hospital, was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. 

“I was put into the trauma room, and she was quick to start talking to me to try and calm me down and to help get my pain under control. Even though, there was a lot of chaos at the time, she continued to give me as much information as she could.  While this, in and of itself isn’t out of the ordinary for any nurse, it was what she did next that was,” said Nancy Scott when nominating Bri for this prestigious award. While Nancy and her husband navigated the challenges of her injuries plus the added fears of a mangled vehicle, Bri took the initiative to locate the care and obtain all of the information needed for Nancy and her husband to give to their insurance company. “It was not her job to track down that information, but it did leave a lasting impression as it did help us with the daunting task of dealing with the insurance company and claims.  It was one less thing we had to figure out in a time of chaos. She might not see that as doing more than what was required, but it certainly was, and we are grateful, that she did.”

Members of leadership gathered to celebrate Bri – pictured from left are Jim Helms, CEO Jones Memorial Hospital, Brianna Hatzell, RN, Sandra Watkins, MS RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Jason Hunt, RN, Clinical Supervisor.

Sandra Watkins, MS RN, Chief Nursing Officer at Jones, led the award presentation, thanking Bri for the care she provides patients.  “I’m sure Bri is thinking ‘I was just doing my job,’ but when nurses are ‘just doing their job’ they have a powerful impact on the patient and on the patient’s family,” she said.

Sandra presented Bri with The Healer’s Touch, a unique sculpture that represents the bond between nurses and their patients. In addition, she was presented with a bouquet of daisies, certificate, and a special DAISY pin. A banner honoring Bri will be displayed in the JMH Café.

Over 100 Daisy nominations were received by JMH nurses across the organization. Nominees received certificates and pins. All staff celebrated nursing with sweet cinnamon roll treats, a traditional part of the Daisy ceremony.

An international organization, the DAISY Foundation was established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by his family after his death in late 1999 at age 33 from complications of an auto-immune disease. DAISY, an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System, was a way for the family to thank not only the nurses who cared for Patrick – and by extension his family - but exceptional nurses everywhere. 

If you or a family member have ever been a patient, you know firsthand the difference an exceptional nurse can make on that experience. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to recognize the exceptional compassionate care nurses provide patients and families every day.  Nominations can be submitted on line using the link at the JMH website (jones.urmc.edu) or by submitting a paper nomination in one of the nominations boxes located throughout Jones Memorial.