Staff report
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
LINCOLN – Lindsey Fink is the recipient of the DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Fink was nominated by a patient at the nonprofit hospital to receive the award. In the nomination form, the patient wrote, One of the nurses stands out as a shining star. Lindsey’s compassion, empathy and gentle manner was just what my son and I needed. She has a soft and soothing voice and is so comforting, always taking her time to talk with my son.”
Fink is a registered nurse on the acute care unit at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. She graduated from Methodist College in Peoria in May 2020 and has a bachelor’s degree in animal science from West Virginia University. Fink and her husband live in Lincoln with three dogs and two cats.
The predominant theme Monday in central Illinois was snow and persistent temperatures well below normal.
Snowfall totals in and around Peoria
As of about 6 a.m. Monday, 1.2 inches of snow had fallen since midnight officially in Peoria, according to Kirk Huettl, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Lincoln.
Huettl estimated close to 2 inches had fallen by mid-morning before a snowfall lull. Snow was expected to resume about 2 p.m., with a main wave lasting until about 8 p.m.
Total snowfall was expected to be between 4 and 5 inches, Huettl said.
Amounts were to be lower north and northwest of Peoria. Galesburg was to receive between 1 and 3 inches, according to Huettl. But heavier totals were anticipated to the east and southeast, with up to 7 inches possible in Bloomington and Springfield.