Award recognizes nurses who go 'above and beyond' every day
VOORHEES -- Five Kennedy Health nurses were recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, as part of the National DAISY Foundation's program to recognize nurses who go "above and beyond" every day.
Kennedy Health's DAISY Award winners for the First Quarter of 2016 are:
Peberle Dango, BSN, RN, of Cherry Hill: Per Diem Nursing, Kennedy University Hospital Cherry Hill
Kathy Flannery, BSN, RN, of Moorestown: Administrator, Kennedy Home Health Care
Christine Levin, BSN, RN, CMSRN, of Williamstown: Medical-Surgical Unit, Kennedy University Hospital Washington Township
May Lloren, BSN, RN, CEN, of Voorhees: Emergency Department, Kennedy University Hospital Stratford
Dorothy Shockley, LPN, of Vineland: Kennedy Health Care Center Washington Township.
Nurses are nominated for DAISY Awards by current and past patients (or their family members), physicians, nurses, or other Kennedy personnel for demonstrating excellence through clinical expertise, extraordinary compassionate care, and a high-level of professionalism. Nominations are reviewed by Kennedy's Clinical Recognition Committee, which selects the quarterly recipients.
The nonprofit DAISY Foundation was established in memory of then-33-year-old J. Patrick Barnes, who died in late 1999 from complications of an auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique way of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patients' families.
Kennedy Health DAISY Award winners receive a special certificate of commendation, which reads: "In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people."
For more information about the DAISY Award, visit www.DAISYfoundation.org