Kristin Schecker, RN, Noninvasive Cardiology, was named the February DAISY Award recipient for Stony Brook University Hospital for the outstanding care and compassion she shows to her patients. 

Kristin was nominated by one of her patients whom she cared for on 13 North prior to Kristin transferring to Noninvasive Cardiology.

The patient survived a stroke in 2019. The patient noted that when she finds her resolve waning, she remembers her experience as a patient on 13 North and Kristin, “her angel,” who made her realize there was life after stroke.

The patient said, “On my first night, I met my nurse Kristin. Little did I know that meeting Kristin would change my life and my mindset.” The patient began having nightmares and called out in fear. Kristin held her hand and whispered assurances in her ear. The patient said, “Kristin gave me my first glimmer of hope that life could return to normal. She was a life preserver in a vast sea of hopelessness.”

When the patient was discharged from the hospital, she noted, “Kristin held my hand as I said goodbye. Her words of encouragement and compassion kept me going through my first steps and all my months of therapies and testing.”