Intensive Care Unit nurses Ginel Gordon and Faith Deferio are the most recent recipients of the DAISY award for outstanding nursing. They were nominated by a patient who called them “the epitome of nursing.” The patient who nominated Ginel and Faith spent 16 days in the ICU, and she expressed how both nurses made her…
Liz Dablock, RN, from our Labor & Delivery Unit, has received a DAISY Award for her patience and compassion. Second-time mom Melissa Lee wrote a nomination for Liz, saying she came to Crouse with high expectations and excitement for the birth of her son. “My first baby was born premature and rushed off to the…
Crouse Health has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack, caused by a blockage…
Stephen J. Thomas, MD, and Andrea Call, PharmD The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has named Crouse Health an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. Crouse joins an elite group of designated institutions across the United States that are dedicated to raising standards that define excellence in the practice and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship, which…
