Baptist Union County recognizes nurse Kelsey Christy for outstanding care

 

Kelsey Christy, RN, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, has received the DAISY Award in recognition of her outstanding patient care.

 

NEW ALBANY, Miss., September 19, 2025 – Kelsey Christy, RN, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an award given in appreciation of the work nurses do. Christy, a nurse in the labor and delivery unit, was nominated by multiple patients.

Nurses like Christy are nominated by patients, families, and colleagues for the DAISY Award, and from those nominations, nursing leadership at Baptist Union County selects nurses to receive the award.

At a presentation in front of nurses, colleagues, and family, Christy received a certificate and a sculpture. The sculpture, titled “A Healer’s Touch,” is hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. One patient stated, “Kelsey’s compassion, professionalism, and gentle strength were exactly what I needed on one of the most important and overwhelming days of my life.” Another patient shared that Kelsey “took her time and provided the best experience possible.”

“It is truly an honor to recognize Kelsey for her dedication to our patients,” said Heather Reid, Chief Nursing Officer, at Baptist Union County.  “She embodies the Baptist focus of empathy and compassion for each patient.”

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation, based in Glen Ellen, Calif., was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Barnes died at age 33 in late 1999 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an auto-immune disease. The extraordinary care Barnes and his family received from nurses while he was ill led to the creation of the DAISY Award.

Baptist Union County offers a variety of services, including adult and pediatric inpatient care, sleep lab, wound center, maternity, surgery, robotic surgery, a 24-hour emergency department and diagnostics. The hospital also has positron emission tomography and computed
tomography scans, 3D mammography, TeleHealth services and an eICU. Baptist Union County has an excellent reputation for providing quality care and recently earned an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group and Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades.

For more information, visit www.baptistonline.org/locations/union-county .