Compassionate Care Earns Autumn Collins a Sunshine Award

Autumn Collins, Med-Surg-2B, cares for patients at the Bayhealth Kent Campus, and has earned a Sunshine Award for her high-quality, compassionate care.

The Sunshine Award recognizes vital team members who support our nursing staff and work closely together in order to provide compassionate care to patients. The Sunshine Award is an extension of the DAISY Award “as daisies need sunshine to grow.”

At Bayhealth, there are five core values: compassion, accountability, respect, integrity and teamwork. Autumn demonstrates all of Bayhealth’s core values and is described by her nominator, Athena Guzman, RN, Med-Surg 2B, Kent Campus.

“Autumn is always respectful when she walks on to the unit, not only to her patients/their families, but to all the team members that she comes in contact with,” said Athena. “She shows compassion with the way she interacts with each of her patients, and it always leaves the family members stating how happy they are to have someone like Autumn caring for their loved ones. The biggest attribute Autumn gives to our unit is her teamwork. She is so helpful with every coworker on the unit, regardless of what the task is. She never gives an attitude and just jumps right up to help anyway she can.”

Sunshine Award honorees are nominated by patients, visitors, nurses, physicians, and employees. If you know an extraordinary nursing assistant or technician at Bayhealth who deserves a Sunshine Award, visit Bayhealth.org/Sunshine and nominate them today.