Delta, CO (August 6, 2024) – 15 nurses at Delta Health were honored with nominations for The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every single day.
This quarter’s DAISY nominees were the following nurses: Glenda Gallegos, Melinda M Smith, Angela K. Dupuis, Kristi L. Gieck, Megan K. Robinson, Randi M. Altman, Melissa L. Streator, Traci Stroh, Jessica J. Carlson, Patricia L. Clement, Danielle S. Gallegos, Mercedes R. Zunich, Carol Swingle, Tina L. Lapa and Eric Rhoten.
The overall DAISY Award winner for this quarter was Glenda Gallegos ,BSN, RN, in the Surgery Department. Glenda is a Radiology Nurse in the surgery department at Delta Health. This was the 23rd DAISY Award to be presented over the six years that Delta Health has been a member of the DAISY Foundation. This is just a quick overview of one of Glenda’s nominations. She received two DAISY nomination for this quarter.
“I have had many opportunities to see [Glenda] advocating for her patients,” read Glenda’s DAISY Nomination letter. “She sits down and listens to their concerns and she is not satisfied until she has helped them with their concerns. I believe she goes above and beyond just doing her job and I would like to acknowledge that. When speaking to going above and beyond, Glenda makes this an everyday occurrence. She is courteous and helpful.”
The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize nurses who go above and beyond in the care of their patients. Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues, and the quarterly DAISY award recipient is chosen through a select Daisy Committee and DCMH’s T.E.A.M. M.A.S.H through a scoring rubric recognizing the nurses P.E.T.A.L.S., (Passion, Empathy, Trust, Admirable attributes, Love and Selflessness). Applications are blinded to these committees and scored. Awards are then presented four times throughout the year to celebrate the nominees.
“Over the years, nearly 400 nominations have been received for Delta Health Nursing Staff and recognized at Delta Health for the Daisy Award,” said Dawn Arnett, BSN, RN, Director of In-Patient Services Med/Surg at Delta Health and DAISY Award Coordinator. “Our final presentation for 2024 will be in late October awarding our 24th Award with the “Healers Touch” sculpture, completing our 6th year as members of the Daisy Foundation created by the Patrick Barnes family in 1999.”
The certificate that each honoree receives commends her or him as 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.” Honorees also receive a DAISY Award pin and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe. The Healers Touch sculpture represents the bond between nurses and their patients.
The DAISY Foundation is present in over 6,000 organizations across the world, and Delta Health is proud to be one of them. To nominate a nurse for a DAISY Award, go online to deltahealthco.org/bee-daisy-awards/ and submit a digital nomination form. Nomination forms can also be found throughout the hospital.
