Nurse helped patient get wheelchair after treatment

ROME, Ga., June 2, 2025 – When a patient needed medical equipment before being safely sent home from the hospital, Ivy Kate Marchman, a registered nurse at Atrium Health Floyd, knew just what to do.

The patient’s wheelchair was at another location, and Marchman knew the patient would need it. The nurse got the wheelchair and brought it to the patient’s home.

A Berry College graduate, Marchman has been with Atrium Health Floyd for three years, starting as a nurse technician. She has been nurse for about a year.

“I enjoy the opportunity to do stuff like that, helping people,” she said.
Because of her compassion, Marchman has earned a DAISY Award, which recognizes nurses for outstanding care.

The family of Patrick Barnes established the DAISY Foundation after Barnes died from an auto-immune disease while being treated in a Seattle hospital.
Marchman was presented with a DAISY pin, and a sculpture entitled “A Healer’s Touch.” Members of the Shona ethnic group in Zimbabwe hand-carve the sculptures, which are given to DAISY winners.
The nurse and her teammates were also treated with cinnamon buns, a DAISY tradition because it was one of the few things Barnes could eat while he was hospitalized.

If you know an Atrium Health Floyd nurse who provided exceptional care of you or a loved one, you can nominate them for a DAISY award by completing this online form.