The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of the auto-immune disease ITP in 1999. During his hospitalization, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. When he died, they felt compelled to say "thank you" to nurses in a very public way.
Please say thank you by sharing your story of how a nurse made a difference you will never forget! Share your story.
Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital recipients (click on dates for complete list of all VUMC recipients):
Winter 2023
• Loren Collins Smith, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Mitchell Smith, RN, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Fall 2022
• Sarah Ankrom, BSN, RN, Labor & Delivery
• Dylan Cardwell, BSN, RN, Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Summer 2022
• Payton Perry, BSN, RN, Labor & Delivery
• Jayla Romain, BSN, RN, 9 North Surgical Stepdown
Spring 2022
• Emily Buckingham, BSN, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Yamri Woldemariam, RN, 4 East Obstetrics
Winter 2022
• Sarah Kelly, BSN, RN, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Summer 2022
• Payton Perry, BSN, RN, Labor & Delivery, Vanderbilt University Hospital
• Jayla Romain, BSN, RN, 9 North Surgical Stepdown, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Spring 2022
• Emily Buckingham, BSN, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Hospital
• Yamri Woldemariam, RN, 4 East Obstetrics, Vanderbilt University Hospital
Winter 2021
• Rheda Robeson, RN, Labor & Delivery
• Jody Rochon, BSN, RN, Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Fall 2021
• Camryn Sartory, BSN, RN, Neurological Intensive Care Unit
• Rebecca Jackson Plowman, BSN, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Summer 2021
• Alex Bristow, RN, Labor & Delivery
• Sara Gray, BSN, RN, 8 South
Spring 2021
• Kailyn Christian, RN, North Pulmonary Medical Stepdown
• Maci Malone, RN. Unit: Labor & Delivery
Winter 2021
• Maddie Cullen, BSN, RN, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
• Mary “Cricket” Ramsey, RN, Labor & Delivery
Fall 2020
• Jessica Lynn Layman, BSN, RN, Labor & Delivery
Summer 2020
• Rachel Peladeau, RN, Labor and Delivery
Spring 2020
• Jason West, RN, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
Winter 2019
• Carter Wamp, RN, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Fall 2019
• Timothy Gray Fulton, BSN, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
Summer 2019
• Rachel Henson, BSN, RN, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Spring 2019
• Kristin Nguyen, BSN, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
Winter 2018 (Inaugural)
• Meghan Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, 8 South – Inpatient Medicine
