DAISY Award to honor Bayfront Health Brooksville and Spring Hill Nurses
5/23/2019
Brooksville and Spring Hill, FL (May 23, 2019)-Bayfront Health Brooksville and Spring Hill are now participating in the DAISY Award Program, which recognizes outstanding nurses.
DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was formed in 1999 by the family of Patrick Barnes, who died at the age of 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). The nursing care he received inspired his family to start the foundation.
“We are really excited to have launched the program,” Margaret Gordon, Chief Nursing Officer at Bayfront Health Brooksville said. “The DAISY Award was established in the wake of a family loss, to recognize and reinforce the role and the value of nurses.”
“The goal of the foundation is to show appreciation to nurses and acknowledge their significant impact to the community”, added Gordon.
“Launching the program is really important as a statement of hospital culture, in terms of how we value the role of nursing,” Cheryl Jacobs, Chief Nursing Officer at Bayfront Health Spring Hill said. “We are honored to be a part of it.”
The first DAISY Award at Bayfront Health Brooksville went to Becky J. Cook, RN PCU. Becky has been an employee for over 3 years.
The first DAISY Award at Bayfront Health Spring Hill went to Karen Johnson, RN Case Management. Karen has been an employee for almost 17 years.
To read more about these exceptional nurses individual recognition and their commitment to excellence in patient care, visit DaisyFoundation.org.
The program was launched in April, with a ceremony honoring the winners at each hospital during Nurses Week this month. Each quarter of the year, both hospitals will present an award to an exceptional nurse.
Anyone who experiences or observes extraordinary compassionate care being provided by a nurse may submit a nomination to local hospital officials. Nominations from staff, patients or family members will be accepted for consideration. To nominate a nurse at Bayfront Health Brooksville, visit BrooksvilleDaisy.com. At Bayfront Health Spring Hill, visit SpringHillDaisy.com.
More than 3,300 health care facilities and schools of nursing in all 50 states and 18 countries participate in honoring nurses with The DAISY Award.
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