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The DAISY Award

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What is The DAISY Award?

The DAISY Foundation was formed in November 1999, by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).   DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem. Patrick's family was profoundly touched by the kind and compassionate care provided by the nursing staff during his hospitalization.  In Patrick's memory, the family wanted to express their gratitude for the gift nurses share with  patients and families every day, just as they had experienced.  

Who is Eligible for The DAISY Award?

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DAISY Individual or Team Award

DAISY Award honorees personify UCLA Health’s remarkable patient experience.

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The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses was created to ensure that nurses know how deserving they are of our society's profound respect for the education, training, brainpower, and skill they put into their work, and especially for the care that they share with patients and families

DAISY Award honorees personify UCLA Health's remarkable patient experience. These nurses consistently demonstrate excellence through their clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care, and they are recognized as outstanding role models in our nursing community.

DAISY Award recipients are registered nurses who exemplify the nursing values: Extraordinary Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Discovery, Integrity, and Teamwork in the work they do daily. 

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Let's Celebrate our DAISY Honorees

Learn how UCLA Health Daisy Award nominees have made a difference in patient care!

2024 DAISY Individual Award

2024 DAISY Leadership Award

2024 DAISY Educator

  • Kennedy Davis

2024 DAISY Lifetime Achievement

2024 DAISY Team Award

  • 6NW

 

Learn how UCLA Health Daisy Award nominees have made a difference in patient care!

2023 DAISY Individual Award

  • Pauline Andan
  • Chrystal Bridges (coming soon)
  • Valerie Carducci (coming soon)
  • Eunice Eunjoo Chang (coming soon)
  • Kristen Chin (coming soon)
  • Rebekah Chung (coming soon)
  • Pamela De La Pena (coming soon)
  • Nancy Flores‐Mandesian (coming soon)
  • Mary Gillam (coming soon)
  • Olena Goncharenko (coming soon)
  • Marilyn Guillermo (coming soon)
  • Jeanne Huchting (coming soon)
  • Irene Hwang
  • Yasuhiko Ide (coming soon)
  • Cristine Kim (coming soon)
  • Hazel Lao (coming soon)
  • Eli Jack Latham 
  • Irina Levitskaya
  • Marion McNamara (coming soon)
  • Kenneth D Matthews II 
  • Fumiko (Fumi) McLaughlin
  • Rayna McParlane 
  • Hazel Montoya
  • Ann Munnelly (coming soon)
  • Angela Park (coming soon)
  • Derek Portea
  • Christina Ruelas (coming soon)
  • Diana Serrano (coming soon)
  • Amy Sekhon (coming soon)
  • David Wareham (coming soon)
  • Sandra Young
  • Nick Zambos (coming soon)

2023 DAISY Leadership Award

2023 Nurse Educator Award

2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

2023 DAISY Team Award

Learn how UCLA Health Daisy Award nominees have made a difference in patient care!

2022 DAISY Individual Award

2022 DAISY Leadership Award

2022 DAISY Lifetime Achievement

2022 DAISY Team Award

Ambulatory
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCLA Health

Learn how UCLA Health Daisy Award nominees have made a difference in patient care!

2021 Individual Award

2021 DAISY Leadership Award

2021 DAISY Lifetime Achievement

2021 DAISY Team Award

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Learn how UCLA Health Daisy Award nominees have made a difference in patient care!

2020 DAISY Award

2020 DAISY Leadership Award

2020 DAISY Lifetime Achievement

  • Barbara Anderson 
  • Sandra Dewar 
  • Sheri Monsein 
  • Annette Reed 

2020 DAISY Team Award

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

For a complete list of UCLA Health DAISY Award honorees, visit the Daisy Foundation website. The link is external and opens in a new window - search "UCLA"

For comments or questions, contact:

Karyn Greenstone
Operations Manager
CENTER for Nursing Excellence
DAISY Award Program Coordinator
310-267-3313

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