Valley Medical Center recently honored three nurses with the DAISY Award for outstanding performance.
Colleen LeDrew, RN, BSN, CCRN, Critical Care Unit; Mark Navarro, RN, Infusion Center; and Erica Schindler, RN, Pediatric Mother Baby, are the hospital’s first recipients of the award, which honors nurses who exemplify clinical skill and leadership, strong patient care and compassion.
Peers, physicians, patients and families, staff and administrators nominated the nurses.
The DAISY (diseases attacking the immune system) Award is an ongoing recognition program in partnership with health care organizations that celebrate the extraordinary skill and compassion direct care nurses bring to patients and families.
Valley Medical became the 1,000th hospital to join The DAISY Foundation program, which was piloted at the University of Washington’s Seattle Cancer Care Alliance back in 1999. Today it features hospital partners throughout the country and in seven countries.
“I am a big fan of the DAISY Award because of the stories people tell when they nominate a nurse,” said Scott Alleman, MSN, RN, senior VP of Patient Care Services at Valley Medical Center. “They are beautiful stories about how nurses have made an impact on people’s lives, typically at a time when those lives are most fragile.
“The DAISY Award recognizes an individual as a model caregiver who made a difference, something that all nurses aspire to.”
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