UP Health System – Marquette Honors Grace Roelant, RN, with the DAISY Award

Grace Roelant, RN, is pictured with leadership during the DAISY Award presentation at UP Health System – Marquette.

UP Health System – Marquette is proud to recognize Grace Roelant, RN, of the Cardiac Unit, as this quarter's recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The DAISY Award is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to honor the exceptional, compassionate care nurses provide to patients and families every day.

Roelant was recognized for her attentiveness, compassion and commitment to ensuring patients and families feel heard and supported during difficult moments.

The nomination came from the wife of a patient who was admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe chest pain. After a long, stressful day filled with uncertainty, the family met Roelant when they arrived on the Cardiac Unit.

According to the nomination, Roelant immediately took the time to listen to their concerns, address an unmet patient need and provide clear communication about the patient's care. Her kindness, follow-through and reassuring presence helped ease the family's anxiety during a challenging experience.

The nominator also noted that Roelant's compassion extended beyond their own family, observing her provide the same level of encouragement and support to other patients on the unit.

"Grace was the first person we met that really listened," the nomination read.

Through her dedication to patient-centered care, thoughtful communication and genuine compassion, Roelant demonstrated the qualities that define extraordinary nursing and earned the lasting appreciation of the family she cared for.

"Grace's nomination is a powerful reminder of the impact nurses have when they take the time to truly listen and connect with patients and families," said Meg McConnell, DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at UP Health System – Marquette. "Her compassion, attention to detail and commitment to meeting her patients' needs exemplify the very best of nursing. We are proud to recognize Grace with the DAISY Award."

Grace Roelant, RN, is pictured with Meg McConnell, DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at UP Health System – Marquette.

UP Health System – Marquette also extends recognition to all the extraordinary nurses and caregivers nominated for the DAISY Award this quarter:

Shannon Warner, Family Birthing Center; Toni Harnett, NP, Intensive Care Unit; Emma, Emergency Department; Samantha Bowers, Emergency Department; Elizabeth Rhodes, Neuro/Ortho/Peds, 7th Floor; Kayla Sather, Medical/Surgical, 6th Floor; Bethany Schultz, Neuro/Ortho/Peds, 7th Floor; Natalie Bordson, Emergency Department; Krista Hardwick, Medical/Surgical, 6th Floor; Rianna Brothers, Medical/Surgical, 6th Floor; Abdulrazik Isack, traveler, Cardiac Unit; Mike Murvich, Intensive Care Unit; Kelly Lunseth, Intensive Care Unit; Miranda Badour, Cardiac Unit; Madi Toomey, Cardiac Unit; Pepi Wittler, Cardiac Unit; Brittany Gibbs, traveler, Medical/Surgical, 6th Floor; Kyla, traveler Rehab Unit; Mika Oliver and Josh Powel, Cardiac Unit; Tabby Townsend, Post-Anethesia Care Unit; Jessica Luke, Family Birthing Center; Ramses Mota, Intensive Care Unit; Kent Bishop, Cath Lab; Pam Olson, Observation Unit; Adalee Beller, Neuro/Ortho/Peds, 7th Floor; Lindsey Rabitaille, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and the nurses of the Intensive Care Unit.

The DAISY Foundation was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died in 1999 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The care Barnes and his family received from nurses during his illness inspired the foundation and its global effort to honor and thank nurses for their skill and compassion. (DAISY stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.)

Patients, families and colleagues may nominate nurses for the DAISY Award. Nominations are reviewed by a committee at UP Health System – Marquette, and honorees are celebrated during a formal presentation attended by peers, leadership and family. Each DAISY Award recipient receives a certificate, a DAISY Award pin and a hand-carved sculpture titled A Healer's Touch, created by artists of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe.

To nominate a nurse for the DAISY Award, visit our website. To learn more about the DAISY Foundation, visit The DAISY Foundation.