The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to be Awarded During National Nurses Week at Cape Regional Health System

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Nurses at Cape Regional Health System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. 
The first award recipient will be announced during National Nurses’ Week at a special DAISY Award Ceremony and Reception on Friday, May 13 at 2 p.m.
Each quarter, a nurse will be selected by Cape Regional Health System’s nursing administration to receive The DAISY Award. At a presentation given in front of the nurse’s colleagues, physicians, patients, and visitors, the honoree will receive a certificate commending her or him for being an “Extraordinary Nurse.” The certificate 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.” The honoree will also be given a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called “A Healer’s Touch”, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.
“When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced first-hand, the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day and night. Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at Cape Regional are called on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award,” stated Bonnie Barnes, President and Co-Founder of The DAISY Foundation.
“We are proud to be among the healthcare organizations participating in the DAISY Award Program. Nurses are heroes every day. It’s important that our nurses know their work is highly valued, and The DAISY Foundation provides a way for us to do that,” stated Deborah Baehser, MSHA, Vice President of Patient Services at Cap[e Regional Health System.
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33, in late 1999, from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon, auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patients’ families. For more information on the Daisy Foundation, please visit their website at http://DAISYFoundation.org.