Melissa Pineiro, RN, overnight staff nurse on Pavilion 5, is the Daisy Award winner for September 2022. Her dedication to Cooper Nursing and the extraordinary care she provides to our Cooper patients earned her the following accolade:
“I was choking and could not breath, got out of my room and she was at the front desk. I was pointing to my throat she grabbed me started to do the Heimlich maneuver and up came the food then I could breathe. Then it took a few minutes to realize what was going on. I grabbed her hand and arm and started shaking it. To breathe again was a great thing. I do not know how to thank her enough. I am still here because of her quick thinking and I thank her with my whole heart.
Melissa, I will never forget you for your quick thinking and for saving my life.”
