Daisy award | veterans affairs

WHAT IS THE DAISY AWARD? The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33, from complications of the auto-immune disease

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). During his eight-week hospital stay, his family was impressed by the care and compassion his nurses provided, not only to him but to everyone in

the family. They created the DAISY Award in Pat’s memory to recognize those nurses who make a big difference in the lives of so many people. Our DAISY Award honorees demonstrate the VA’s I

CARE principles. They also demonstrate excellence through their clinical expertise and compassionate care. They are recognized as role models in our nursing community. The Michael E. DeBakey

VA Medical Center is proud to be a DAISY Award partner, and will recognize one of our nurses with this special honor each month. Each DAISY Award Honoree will be recognized at a public

ceremony in her/his unit each quarter, and will receive: * a beautiful certificate * a DAISY Award pin * a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch HOW TO NOMINATE AN

EXTRAORDINARY NURSE Veterans, families, visitors, nurses, physicians, and other employees may nominate a nurse by completing and submitting the nomination form.  To find out more about the

DAISY program, including the growing list of Partners, please go to https://www.daisyfoundation.org/. CONTACT FRANKLIN NDUKU, MSN, RN, EBPC Magnet Program Director NDNQI Site Coordinator 

DAISY Award Coordinator PHONE: 713-791-1414, ext. 224082 EMAIL: [email protected]