SGMC Health honors Hospice duo with DAISY and BEE awards
Published 8:36 pm Saturday, December 14, 2024
- Submitted photo: Breonah Rockmore, DAISY Award Winner, and Maggie Herrin, BEE Award Winner, honored at Hospice of South Georgia
SGMC Health recognizes Breonah “Bre” Rockmore and Maggie Herrin as the recipients of the December DAISY and BEE (Being Extraordinary Every Day) Awards for their dedication, teamwork, and compassionate care during Hurricane Helene.
Breonah Rockmore, a nurse at Hospice of South Georgia, was honored with the DAISY Award, which celebrates nurses who provide exceptional, compassionate care to patients and families. Herrin, a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Langdale Hospice House, was awarded the BEE Award, which recognizes non-nursing staff members who exemplify outstanding support to the nursing team and embody SGMC Health’s core values.
While serving as the on-call nurse on the evening of the storm, Rockmore volunteered to work from the Langdale Hospice House, HOSG’s inpatient facility, to assist with patient care and triage calls. As the storm intensified, she maintained contact with a patient running critically low on oxygen. Recognizing the dire situation, she and Herrin took immediate action. Around 6 a.m., knowing emergency services were overwhelmed and road conditions were hazardous, they transported two oxygen tanks by foot through debris-covered streets to the patient’s home, located about a mile away.
They reached the patient just in time, provided essential care, and arranged for the patient’s safe transfer to the Hospice house.
DAISY awards are presented monthly in front of the nurse’s colleagues, physicians, patients, and visitors. Each honoree receives a certificate commending her or him for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” They also receive a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. A special floral arrangement of daisies was generously donated by The Flower Gallery, the local sponsor of SGMC Health’s DAISY Award.
BEE recipients are recognized with a certificate and a unique BEE pin.
