DAISY Award for RNs

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

UMC is pleased to announce its participation in The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a special program that rewards the outstanding efforts nurses perform everyday.

The award was established by The DAISY Foundation (a foundation for the elimination of Diseases Attacking the Immune System) in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by his parents after they experienced firsthand the skills and compassionate caring of their son’s nurses. The award is given monthly to outstanding nurses in hospitals across the country.

Monthly Awards

Each month, a UMC nurse will be selected by the hospital’s DAISY Award Committee to receive this special honor. The honoree will receive a beautiful African Shona Tribe sculpture entitled, "A Healer’s Touch," an award pin, a bouquet of daisies and a certificate of appreciation.

On the same day, The DAISY Foundation will deliver cinnamon rolls to all nurses in the unit to offer thanks for everything they do for patients and families. Patrick was a huge fan of cinnamon rolls, and while he was ill asked his parents to deliver them to his nurses as his way of saying "thanks for all that you do."

Nomination Forms (pdf)

Any UMC nurse can be nominated by hospital nurses and other staff as well as doctors, patients or family members. The deadline for submitting nominations will be the first day of each month.

Flier Information (pdf)