My husband was admitted with a stroke and immediately Jonathan put us both at ease. He was always concerned with my husband's needs while in his care. Jonathan explained everything thoroughly, to where we felt comfortable going home and dealing with this diagnosis on our own. Anything my husband needed, he addressed promptly. He is very knowledgeable and I feel that he truly cares about his patients' well-being. He made sure that we left the hospital with all of the education that we needed to go home safely, and that we were aware of the follow-up appointments. We came into the hospital feeling devastated, but with Jonathan's assistance, we left confident that we could handle this diagnosis!
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Jonathan is very deserving of this DAISY Award. My husband suffered a 2nd stroke that brought us back to UM. Having the 2nd stroke made my husband feel very emotional at times. On one particular morning, my husband had been feeling down and mentioned that it would have been better if he had passed away. My words of comfort were not enough, and I really didn't want my husband to feel like this, so I mentioned my concern to Jon. He assured me that he would talk to my husband during his assessment. The assessment took longer than usual that day, but when I returned to the room my husband's moral and attitude was changed! Thank you Jon for your comments to him and for your commitment to exemplary service!