Kellie Jones, a registered nurse at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics, was recognized for her dedication to the nursing profession, patients, and their family members during Knoxville Hospital & Clinics’ third annual DAISY award ceremony held on Thursday, May 15.

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses was presented to Kellie, who is currently in her seventh year with Knoxville Hospital & Clinics. She will next be recognized at the Mercy Health Network of Central Iowa’s CEO meeting on June 6.
“Kellie started at KHC in 2007 in the ER as a registered nurse. She quickly adapted to the acute setting with great critical thinking skills and also a gift of compassion of being able to talk to families and patients openly and being a true patient advocate,” reads her nomination. “Kellie is a natural born leader and inspiration to all. She’s not one bit afraid to roll up her sleeves and be in the thick of things and would never ask someone to do something she would not do herself. Yet professionally represents the ER department and hospital with her great management skills.”

The DAISY Award was founded in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 from complications of ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura), thus giving name to award “Diseases Attacking the Immune System” DAISY.

The DAISY Award is an annual nursing award at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics to be rewarded during the annual service awards ceremony every May. Nomination forms are available at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics. The nominations are reviewed and the winner is selected by the Operations Team.

Knoxville Hospital & Clinics, a Critical Access Hospital serving Marion County and the surrounding area, is dedicated to providing personal, progressive quality health care with compassion. For more information regarding this release and other happenings at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics, call the Public Relations office at (641) 842-1418 or visit www.knoxvillehospital.org.