DAISY Award honoree wall unveiled on STHS main campus

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DAISY Award honoree wall unveiled on STHS main campus

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

A group of St. Tammany Health System’s 2022 DAISY-winning nurses gather for a photo beneath the newly installed DAISY Award honoree wall on the main campus of the health system’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital. (Photo by Jan Budenz / STHS)

There’s a fresh and flowery sight to see at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Health system colleagues gathered Thursday (July 6) for a dedication ceremony of a DAISY Award honoree wall featuring the names of each of STHS’s 2022 DAISY recipients.

New recipients will be added periodically to the display, installed in the hospital’s first-floor Conference Center Hallway.

Chief Nursing Officer Kerry Milton read an excerpt from Ashley Rivere’s nomination – one of the first DAISY winners at St. Tammany Health System – and spoke to how the award reflects the health system’s dedication to excellence, compassion and teamwork.

From the nomination: “She worked tirelessly to help me and encourage me in my journey to recovery. Ashley stayed late and came to work on one of her well-deserved days off to care for me. When she was not on duty she called to check on me. Ashley genuinely cares about her patients and others. In her practice of nursing, Ashley Rivere embodies professionalism, compassion, energy and skill. St. Tammany Health System is fortunate to have her as part of our team. She will touch many lives in her career and help many patients in their journey to recovery.”

St. Tammany Health System Chief Nursing Officer Kerry Milton admires the newly installed ‘DAISY’ wall on the health system’s main campus, which lists all those STHS nurses who have received the DAISY Award for nursing. (Photo by Jan Budenz / STHS)

In reflecting on those words, Milton added: “Patients are always at the center of what we do, and this award reflects this philosophy. Nurses are humble people who join this profession because of their love of caring for people. I am glad we have this recognition, because they would never ask for it themselves.”

Spearheaded locally by Rebecca Wood, a nurse and clinical educator in STHS’s Education Department, the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an international recognition program that was brought to St. Tammany Health System last year.

“This award is so special to me because many years ago I received it, so when I was given the opportunity in my current role to bring the program to St. Tammany Health System, I was glad to bring it here and make it happen,” Rebecca said.

The award program was founded in 1999 by the family of Patrick J. Barnes to honor his memory and to give patients a way to express their gratitude for nurses. It is a way to honor and celebrate the skillful, compassionate care our nurses provide every day. The acronym stands for “Diseases Attacking the Immune System.”

The goal of the award is to provide ways to help honorees advance their nursing careers, further develop their practice and expertise, and nourish their well-being through continuing education scholarships, wellness subscription discounts and reduced rates on certain certifications.

Among other things, all recipients receive a one-of-a-kind stone sculpture crafted in Zimbabwe called the Healer's Touch Sculpture.

Funding for the Daisy Award honoree wall was provided by generous donors from St. Tammany Hospital Foundation.

Anyone can nominate a nurse by filling out either an online or paper form found at  sttammany.health/thank you

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