Featured Spotlight Meet two nurses at Mission Hospital McDowell awarded for their patient care Mike Conley Mar 5, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Mission Hospital McDowell nurses, Amy Willis and Cindy Greene, have received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.kAm%96 2H2C5 :D A2CE @7 2? :?E6C?2E:@?2= C64@8?:E:@? AC@8C2> E92E 9@?@CD E96 9:89 =6G6= @7 4=:?:42= D<:== 2?5 E96 566A 4@>A2DD:@? ?FCD6D 3C:?8 E@ E96:C A2E:6?ED 6G6CJ 52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> |:DD:@? w@DA:E2= |4s@H6==]k^Am Mission Hospital McDowell's Amy Willis received the DAISY Award of Extraordinary Nurses. SUBMITTED PHOTO kAm(:==:D[ 2 ?FCD6 :? 24FE6 42C6[ H2D ?@>:?2E65 3J 2 A2E:6?E H9@ 56D4C:365 96C 2D 2 “AC:G2E6 2?86=]” %96 ?@>:?2E:@? 9:89=:89E65 (:==:D’D 23:=:EJ E@ AC@G:56 2 42=>:?8 AC6D6?46 2?5 86?F:?6 6>@E:@?2= DFAA@CE 5FC:?8 2 A6C:@5 @7 9:89 2?I:6EJ]k^Am kAm“x 4@F=5 766= 96C =@G6 2?5 4@>A2DD:@? 7C@> E96 E:>6 x >6E 96C[” E96 A2E:6?E HC@E6 :? 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Mission Hospital McDowell achieves ‘Baby-Friendly’ re-designation “We strive to provide every family with the clinical excellence and personalized support they need to feel confident and empowered from the v…
Compassion Care Services in Marion celebrates opening; provides services for adults with disabilities “Watching this place unfold and the passion that has come behind it has truly been remarkable,” Effler said.
Mission Hospital McDowell honors Jonathan Waldroup with the BEE Award “He always makes the patients laugh and goes the extra mile to make our patients feel loved and cared for."
Iranian military statement mocks US for 'strategic failure', suggests no negotiations over 15-point plan
AP Iranian military statement mocks US for 'strategic failure', suggests no negotiations over 15-point plan
