Horace Alindogan, RN, Endoscopy, was named the April DAISY Award recipient for Stony Brook University Hospital for the exceptional care and compassion he displays toward his patients and their families.
Horace was nominated by the spouse of a patient he cared for after an endoscopic procedure last year. When this patient and his wife returned for a follow-up appointment, they reunited with Horace, reminding her of his calming presence and unwavering support after a shocking diagnosis for her husband.
As they left the appointment, she recalls that Horace pumped his fist in the air and said, “You two are going to fight, okay? Don’t you give up!”
She added, “His face, fist in the air and those words played through my mind countless times over these last two years. At a routine follow-up, we saw Horace in the general recovery room, but this time, we got his name, took a picture and told him what an influence he had on our lives. They say that on Earth, there are angels that walk among us. Horace is one of them.”