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DAISY Award for Nurses

The MUSC DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award for Nurses is a monthly award and is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The foundation was formed in January 2000 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
 
All DAISY Award winners received an African Shona Tribe sculpture entitled, “A Healer’s Touch,” a framed certificate, and a DAISY Award pin. The DAISY Foundation also delivered cinnamon rolls to all the nurses in each winner’s unit.
 
MUSC is among 400 medical facilities honoring nurses with The DAISY Award. This is one initiative of the foundation whose overall goal is to help fight diseases of the immune system.





April honoree
Ali Linnemann, R.N., PCICU
“My son is 3 months old and had a ventricular septal defect. He had surgery Friday morning and I was terrified as any mother would be. Ali watched my son so closely and was so good to me and my husband! There is no way I could ever thank Ali for the kindness and professionalism she showed towards us. I was hoping that maybe this would help show her how much we love her and how much she helped us through the roughest and hardest time in our lives. Everyone says this is a common defect; it is not so common when it is your child and Ali understood this! Please at least let Ali know that we tried to nominate her and that we will never forget the kindness and compassion she showed. Thank you Ali, love to you from the Devlin-Hamilton family. P.J. sends his love, from the bottom of his healthy heart!”




  

Updated August 2009


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