Ovation - giving thanks to caregivers | HonorHealth Foundation

A meaningful way to applaud your HonorHealth care team

Ovation When you — or someone close to you — receives exceptional care at HonorHealth, it feels good to express your gratitude. The very act of recognizing your care team can contribute to healing.

Ovation gives grateful patients and their loved ones the opportunity to share their appreciation with the doctor, nurse or team that made a difference in their healthcare journey. And your Ovation gift supports the HonorHealth program of your choice, whatever is most meaningful to you!

Submitting your Ovation is easy:

Complete the online Ovation form, including your message of thanks.
HonorHealth Foundation will send your Ovation message to the provider or care team you designate, with a copy to their supervisor.
For select Ovations, the Foundation will make a surprise visit to honor your caregiver in front of their peers with an Ovation pin to wear on their badge, plus a certificate.

Your words of gratitude hold deep meaning for the care team. Your Ovation brightens their day and sustains them during difficult shifts. It reinforces their dedication to this calling. And your gift will advance the program of your choice, making great care available for future patients as well.

Say "thank you" to your HonorHealth care team with an Ovation

Sample Ovation

“My brother unexpectedly passed away in your ICU at Shea. He was a big hearted, loving man and one of my best friends. There is so much to process after such a shocking loss. I often think through his 3 final days and hope that I did enough, told him enough times how much I love him, and did what I could to help his passing.

We were incredibly fortunate to have John R. as our ICU nurse. When thinking through those days John R. is always on my mind; he is an incredible person. I was so distraught, so confused, and so afraid of making a bad decision for my brother. John was always steady, patient, constantly monitoring and working on my brother while compassionately and thoughtfully guiding us through what was ultimately going to end with my brother's death.

The other part of our story is that my mother was hospitalized down the hall from my brother. Mom is a heart failure patient and was admitted a few days before my brother. It was so surreal when I had to walk from my brother's room in the ICU to mom's room and tell her that her son was down the hall and not going to survive. My memory is pretty blurred but what I do know is that John R. was incredibly gentle and kind to my mother. She visited my brother several times and was with me holding his hand when he passed. The next morning Mom told me that John R. had visited her and sat with her a bit, telling mom that he did everything he could for my brother.

I am sure he knows how important his exceptional nursing skills are, but how he touched our lives as a person is the motivation behind me writing you. His hard work and dedication to my brother was admirable, the strength and steadfast reassurance he gave to me was exactly what I needed, and the compassion and kindness he showed to my mother still brings me to tears.

It has been almost 6 months now and I still do not have enough words to thank John for what he did for me and my family. I can simply say thank you, I will forever be grateful, and I will remember you always."

Brenda K.