Recognize a caregiver

The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses (The DAISY Award) is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day.

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem. The DAISY Foundation formed in 1999 by the family of Patrick Barnes as a way to honor the nurses that provided quality and compassionate care to Patrick during the final stages of his battle with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Today, there are over 2,600 healthcare facilities in all 50 states and 15 other countries committed to honoring nurses with The DAISY Award. HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner.

DAISY Award recipients exemplify our dedication to the exceptional patient experience. These nurses consistently go above and beyond to provide compassionate, high quality care to their patients.

The BEE Award stands for Being Excellent Every Day. It is meant specifically to recognize non-nursing caregivers, including ancillary services such as environmental services, food and nutrition services, rehabilitation services, imaging services, laboratory services and more.

The Daffodil Award is a recognition program specifically for recognizing patient care technicians (PCTs) who go above and beyond to provide exceptional care.

The DAISY Nurse Leader Award recognizes nurse leaders who are extraordinary in the impact they have on compassionate patient care. Honorees can be any nurse leader who impacts patient care directly, including supervisors, managers, educators, or nurses who specialize in case management, informatics, or patient flow.

This nurse leader impacts colleagues and /or the patient care they manage by:

• Role modeling extraordinary behavior
• Creating an environment where attributes of trust, compassion, mutual respect, continued professional development and ethical behavior are modeled and supported
• Motivates colleagues with a shared vision and enthusiasm to achieve better outcomes for themselves and for their patients
• Promoting and enhancing the image of nursing within the organization, the community, and the profession

Patients, visitors, nurses, physicians and employees may nominate a deserving caregiver by filling out the form below.