Cora Nichols is our latest Sunshine Award winner!

A program to recognize the extraordinary care and contributions of our non-licensed nursing support staff continues at UHS with Cora Nichols, South Tower 4, UHS Wilson Medical Center, who was named the July winner of the Sunshine Program Award! Cora received the Sunshine Award and a bouquet of sunflowers in recognition of his accomplishments and enjoyed cookies during the celebration.

The nursing assistant was nominated by the relative of a patient. In the nomination letter, the relative described the exceptional and compassionate care Cora provided to her aunt, who had been brought to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and had to have a colostomy. While the patient was experiencing anxiety regarding her procedure, Cora made her feel safe during her hospital stay and always brought a smile to her face. Moreover, the nominating relative went on to describe watching Cora train a new nursing assistant, commending her attentiveness to the colleague, attention to detail, and strong work ethic.

“Cora Nichols provided exceptional, compassionate care to my aunt. Even before I mentioned to my aunt how great I thought Cora was, my aunt told me that Cora made her feel SAFE and like an actual human being - not just a patient in a bed,” the patient’s niece wrote in her nominating letter. “Every time Cora walked into my aunt’s room, I saw my aunt smile and it made me relax knowing that when I was leaving, I was leaving her in good hands.”

Thank you to Cora for treating our patients with Compassion and Respect, a stellar example of our team living “The UHS Way!”

Patients, families, and colleagues are able to nominate any of our non-licensed support staff based on our UHS Values of Respect, Teamwork, Innovation, Trust, and especially Compassion. Nominations will be collected via paper - look for nomination kiosks and boxes at all UHS locations, via email at sunshine.awards@nyuhs.org, and electronically.

All nominees will be recognized, but each month, one nominee will be selected for a special recognition.