HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville announced it will be participating in the nationally recognized DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. The first DAISY award-winning recipient will be recognized during National Nurses Week held on May 6th through the 12th. The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, California, and was established by family members in memory J. Patrick Barnes who passed away at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura or ITP.
Nominations for future DAISY Awards at Good Shepherd are currently being accepted. Patients and visitors are encouraged to share and submit their story of witnessing excellent and compassionate care. To nominate a nurse who you want to see win a DAISY Award, visit hshsgoodshepherd.org/nominate.
Karla Dixon, Director of Nursing at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital says that she is proud of the nurses on staff. “Our nurses deserve to be recognized and praised for their extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day, and the DAISY Award provides a way for us to do that.”
For more information about the Daisy Foundation visit www.daisyfoundation.org or visit hshsgoodshepherd.org.
