
Amalia Garcia
October 2021
Amalia
Garcia
,
BSN, RN
Patient Flow
San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco
,
CA
United States
Amalia worked for several days - rescheduling her time off - to coordinate a plan to accommodate their needs. Due to her persistence, she prevented a very long and unnecessary hospital stay of 6 weeks.
Nurses are very familiar with taking on roles that require many hats to be worn. Amalia Garcia personifies this fundamental ingredient of nursing, and always considers patients' and their families' whole experience. Amalia was chosen as a DAISY Nurse because of her diligence in helping a veteran and his wife by orchestrating a safe discharge home. This veteran had many complicated medical and social needs and only had his non-medically trained wife to help him. So, Amalia worked for several days - rescheduling her time off - to coordinate a plan to accommodate their needs. Due to her persistence, she prevented a very long and unnecessary hospital stay of 6 weeks. The vet's wife texted, "I feel so much better now with the process... Thank you so much! You are a blessing to me. Everything is so coordinated." Even after discharge, Amalia continued to follow up with the patient and wife and prevented another near hospitalization. Thankful, the veteran's wife again texted, saying, “I feel so relieved now that I can sleep.”