The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. Presented by the DAISY Foundation, the DAISY Award celebrates and rewards nurses for the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care that they demonstrate daily.

Currently, the DAISY Foundation is running a public campaign where people are encouraged to share their appreciation for the diligent work of extraordinary nurses. Through your nominations for the DAISY Award, nurses who have made an exceptional impact in your life and in the lives of your families and friends can have the potential opportunity to be recognized and acknowledged. 

The campaign, which kicked off with virtual signs in Manhattan's Times Square, will continue to be shared throughout the country. The DAISY Foundation's ultimate goal is to show the public's gratitude for the diligent work of nurses and to help reduce the burnout that many nurses continue to feel, especially during the fight against COVID-19.

We are standing alongside the DAISY Foundation and are asking for our community to make nominations, sharing how a nurse has made a meaningful impact on a patient or on a patient’s family. DAISY Award honorees receive a certificate of recognition, a DAISY Award pin, and a Healer’s Touch stone sculpture.

To learn more or to nominate an outstanding nurse, click here. 

At HCA Healthcare, nurses are the cornerstone of patient care and considered the lifeblood of the organization

HCA Healthcare’s Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive, Jane Englebright, Ph.D., RN, CENP, FAAN, says that because nurses are with patients and their families during some of the most important and vulnerable moments in life, it means they have a unique opportunity to make a difference. And they can positively impact both outcomes and the care experience for every patient.

Englebright recently provided her thoughts through an executive Q&A.

For the 18^th consecutive year, nursing has been called the Most Trusted Profession in the United States, according to a 2019 Gallup poll. The poll asked Americans to rate the honesty and ethics of 22 different professions in fields such as healthcare, civil service, and business.

Congratulations to Megan Dampf, RN, on earning a DAISY Award! Megan is a HealthTrust nurse who works at Centerpoint Medical Center just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. 

Megan was recognized by a Centerpoint nursing leader who one evening became a patient at the facility. You can read her nomination in full below:

Congratulations to Luz Silva, RN, on earning a DAISY Award! Luz is a HealthTrust nurse who works in the NICU at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. 

Luz was recognized for the compassion she showed to a family whose joy at welcoming their newborn son would soon turn to sorrow. Her nomination can be read below: 

Congratulations to Heather Whitley, RN, on earning a DAISY Award! Heather is a HealthTrust nurse who works at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

Heather was nominated for the DAISY Award by the hospital's Float Pool Supervisor for her passion and dedication to excellence in both patient care and nursing expertise. Her nomination can be read in full below:

Congratulations to Anne Marie Mello, RN, on earning a DAISY Award! Anne Marie is a HealthTrust nurse who works at Englewood Community Hospital located on Florida's west coast, and was presented with the award by this facility. 

"To me, the DAISY Award represents the truest form of nursing validation and is the highest honor in my nursing career," Anne Marie says. 

Congratulations to Quincey Barnard, RN, on earning a DAISY Award! Quincey is a HealthTrust nurse who works in the ICU at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, and was presented with the award by this facility. 

Quincey was nominated by the daughter of a patient who felt that he went the extra mile to help her family in their time of need:

Congratulations to our Dallas Staffing team for earning Office of the Quarter for Q1 2019! These team members showed tremendous dedication to their nurses by helping them find more shifts, dedication to their facilities by helping them meet their needs, and dedication to their patients by helping them receive the highest quality of care.

At HealthTrust, our job is to take as good of care of our nurses as they do of their patients. That's why we're proud to introduce our HWS Rewards Program!

Our newly-launched HWS Rewards Program incorporates our signature $500 Quarterly Bonus and Refer a Friend programs into one comprehensive rewards program. Nurses can earn more money by picking up additional shifts and everyone can earn by introducing their friends to HealthTrust Workforce Solutions. It’s that easy!