The DAISY Award
The DAISY Award recognizes and celebrates the exceptional compassion and expertise that nurses demonstrate daily. Recognize a nurse for extraordinary care by submitting a nomination.
Recognize extraordinary care
Nurses work hard every day to deliver safe and compassionate care. Atlantic Health is a proud partner with the the DAISY Foundation to allow patients, caregivers and colleagues to recognize nurses who have made an impact through exceptional care, empathy, and dedication.
What you need to know about nominating a nurse
Who can nominate a nurse?
Anyone can nominate a nurse. Nominations can come from patients, family members, other nurses, physicians, clinicians, or staff—anyone who has experienced or observed extraordinarily compassionate care provided by a nurse.
Who is eligible for a DAISY Award?
Any licensed, registered nurse, nursing faculty or nursing student is eligible to be nominated.
How to nominate a nurse
Has a nurse at CentraState, Chilton, Hackettstown, Morristown, Newton, or Overlook medical centers, or from Atlantic Visiting Nurse, gone above and beyond in your care? Did they make you feel comfortable during your hospital stay or go the extra mile to make you smile? Recognize them using our nomination form.
About the DAISY Foundation
The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died of complications of the auto-immune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. (DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system.) During Pat's 8-week hospitalization, his family was awestruck by the care and compassion his nurses provided—not only to Pat—but to everyone in his family. So one of the goals they set in creating a Foundation in Pat's memory was to recognize extraordinary nurses everywhere who make an enormous difference in the lives of so many people by the super-human work they do every day.
DAISY Award Stories
"Maria, I cannot thank you enough for making our dark ten days in the ICU a little less scary. Thank you for believing in my father and giving my family hope. You are an exceptional nurse."
DAISY nomination for Maria Nawrocki, RN Intensive Care Unit