Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Honors 3 Outstanding Nurses With ‘Daisy Awards’ |Ohio
His father, Fred Luttenberger, had been hospitalized for COVID-19 since Nov. 22. He was unconscious and on a ventilator. After providing a brief medical update, Castle asked Luttenberger a few personal questions to help her learn more about her patient.
Luttenberger’s father passed away the next day, before Castle’s next shift. Once he learned that Castle would receive a Daisy award, Luttenberger asked his close friend, Gov. DeWine, to present it to her in a small ceremony at The James Cancer Hospital.
“This single person, in a 15-minute late night phone call, restored my faith that we still have those among us who, through such selfless acts, reaffirm that we still live in a caring and compassionate world,” Luttenberger wrote. In addition to Castle, two other nurses also received the Daisy Award this quarter:
Olga Gaverilenko, a critical care registered nurse in the intensive care unit at The Ohio State East Hospital. Her nominators described how she provided additional support as an interpreter for a Russian-speaking patient with COVID-19 and her family, in addition to the hospital’s interpreter services.
Her nominator wrote: “Olga is an exceptional nurse who receives continual positive feedback from her patients and the ICU team. She is a charge nurse who is always willing to help out and goes above and beyond for her patients.”
Gayle Voegele, a registered nurse in the medical intensive care unit at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Her nominator described how she helped fulfill a patient’s request to be baptized before being sedated and put on ventilator support while being treated for COVID-19.
Her nominator wrote: “Gayle donned the appropriate personal protective equipment and went to the patient’s bedside as the Chaplain stood outside of the glass doors to the room. She performed the physical baptism ritual for the Chaplain as he spoke to Gayle and the patient via speakerphone, fulfilling the patient’s request. Gayle said this was something she had never experienced in her 30+ years as a nurse, and it touched her deeply. She understood how important it was to meet the spiritual as well as the clinical needs of her patient, and she went above and beyond to do so.”
Photo courtesy: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Photo caption: Left to right, Gov. Mike DeWine, Virginia “Ginny” Castle and David Luttenberger
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