Mary Jauch, our second winner, is one of our best ER nurses. The family
that nominated her wrote: "Our father was recently at Mayo Clinic and
Proctor in Peoria. Mary was by far the BEST! She was knowledgeable and
compassionate to both our parents. She went the extra steps to make sure
Mom was able to get to Peoria when Dad was sent back to Proctor by
ambulance. She pointed out some very serious health concerns and skin
ulcers that Dad was getting which no one else had mentioned or pointed out.
She made certain the nurse from Peoria was aware so it would not be missed
when he was being transferred. Mary has also taken care of Dad in the past
(and even Mom). Our son, who is a doctor, was extremely impressed with her
knowledge, skill, and compassion. He said, "She is the kind of nurse the
doctor can rely on."