Fauquier Health Names DAISY Award Honoree 2024

 News Release For Immediate Release 
For more information:  Heidi Jameson  
540.316.2605 
  Heidi.Jameson@FauquierHealth.org 
 

 
WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, October 28, 2024 – Kari Schwind, RN, BSN was named Fauquier Health’s 
DAISY Award Honoree for the third quarter of 2024. It is the second time Kari has received this recognition. The award celebrates and recognizes nurses by collecting nominations from patients, families, and co-workers. Kari was nominated by multiple patients under her care. 
 
“My mother was in for a biopsy, and she is older. Kari took such good care of her – making sure she wasn’t nervous, remembering her other ailments and being patient with an older person,” shared one family member. “She didn’t rush her or talk down to her. She was all my mother could talk about, and she made her feel like a person. I can’t say enough how this impacted my mother.” 
 
Kari has been part of the Fauquier Health team for 18 years, and a nurse for 31. “I love the interactions I get to have with so many people,” said Kari, who graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of Iowa. “I love making an impact on people’s lives and am always humbled by their reactions. I so enjoy the work I get to do every day!” 
 
“Kari was amazing. She was so sweet and helpful – very comforting and personable,” recounted a patient. “She helped me so much during my visit. She’s the definition of what a true nurse is!” 
 
Toni Maxwell, APRN, FNP-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Fauquier Health praised Kari. “At Fauquier Health, our nurses are truly amazing professionals. For Kari to be honored with the DAISY Award not once, but twice, speaks volumes for her compassion and commitment to her patients. I am proud of Kari and her extraordinary nursing!” 
 
Accompanying photos:  
Kari Schwind, RN, BSN accepts the DAISY Award certificate from Toni Maxwell, APRN, FNP-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Fauquier Health. 
 
Rebecca Segal, FACHE, CEO; Valarie Washington, MHA, BSN-RN, Director of Cardiovascular Services; Kari Schwind, RN, BSN, Danielle Quesenberry, BSN, RNC-OB; and Toni Maxwell, APRN, FNP-BC, CNO with the banner that is signed by DAISY honorees and displayed in their unit. 
 
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About Fauquier Health 
Fauquier Health is a community health system dedicated to high-quality, patient-centered care. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Fauquier Health has achieved recognition as a Certified Primary Stroke Center, as a Center of Excellence for Joint Replacement and as an accredited Chest Pain Center. Fauquier Health includes a 97-bed acute care hospital; the Villa at Suffield Meadows, an assisted living facility and multiple physician’s offices, including primary care, gastroenterology, general surgery, OB/GYN, urology and specialty practices. More information on Fauquier Health is available online at FauquierHealth.org. 
 
About The DAISY Foundation 
The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of an auto-immune disease. Patrick received extraordinary care from his nurses, and his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude for the compassion and skill nurses bring to patients and families every day. The DASY Award celebrates nurses in over 6500 healthcare facilities and 
schools of nursing around the world. For more information about The DAISY Award, visit DaisyFoundation.org.