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Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Onslow Memorial honors staff with Daisy and Petal awards
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow Memorial awarded two staff members this year with the hospital's first Daisy and Petal Awards. Registered nurse Glanise Jean received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, and Brea Bennet-Bell received the Petal Award for Professionals Who Assist Nurses. The Daisy Foundation recognizes nurses who make a difference in the lives of their patients. 'I was shocked, amazed that someone like me with a strong accent could make an impact on someone's visit. I was honored and I felt good about it,' Registered Nurse at Onslow Memorial, Glanise Jean, said. Brea Bennet-Bell says she was shocked and honored to be recognized for her hard work. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
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Jacksonville hospital earns top honor for stroke care quality
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow Memorial Hospital has recently been re-certified with the Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval for Stroke Certification. Onslow Memorial has been upholding its prestigious honor of being stroke certified by making sure they are constantly meeting all the standards that help ensure quality and safety measures for all stroke care patients in the hospital. 'It does mean that we are giving that good quality of care. We also do outreach at community events, making sure that we're doing stroke screenings, making sure we're doing stroke education to the patients, making sure that they have all the tools that they need when they're discharged,' Manager of Quality Improvement & Accreditation for Onslow Memorial Takenya LaBriado said. 'So, it is a lot of care inside and outside of the hospital.' Onslow Memorial aims to provide the highest quality evidence-based practice it can for the community and all patients who are receiving stroke care. 'It guarantees the patients that they're getting the most appropriate and latest care that they can for stroke, because stroke is a disease process,' Onslow Memorial Medical Director Terence Kolb said. 'That's certainly something we can intervene on the earlier you come, the more we can do because everything is timed and so, this is a big, important topic here in this area.' 'We want to be the community's choice for stroke care. So, you can trust us to make sure that you get all the needs that you need if you are having a stroke,' LaBriado said. 'So, you're going to get that education, you're going to get all the tools and you're going to get quality staff to take care of you.' The certification showcases the hospital's commitment to providing the highest level of care for all stroke patients. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
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Onslow Memorial partners with Daisy Foundation recognize nurses and support staff
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow Memorial is recognizing its nurses and support staff in a new way. This is the first year they will be giving away Daisy and Petals Awards. The Daisy Foundation is a national nonprofit created to thank nurses for making a difference in patients' lives. New or old patients, family members and staff can nominate someone on the hospital's website. Daisy Awards are specifically for nurses while Petals are for other teammates that help with care. Winners will get a certificate, a daisy award pin and a healers touch sculpture. 'It's important to have this Daisy Award recognition program here because we do want to highlight our nurses. We want to make sure that they know that we see them in our patients, see them because they do so much for our patients, they do so much for our organization,' said Victoria Morales, PR and Marketing Manager for Onslow Memorial. This is something they will now be doing quarterly and they will choose winners in April. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
