Lex is nominated for the DAISY Award
A patient’s family member nominated Lex for the DAISY Award for her compassionate care toward their family.
The family member wrote, “I am honored to nominate Lex for the DAISY Award. My dad was first hospitalized in 2025. Over the course of two separate hospitalizations, Lex demonstrated a level of extraordinary care that extended far beyond clinical duties, touching the lives of my father and our entire family. During my father’s first stay, his recovery was complicated by severe anxiety. Lex was his nurse nearly every day, providing a calming presence we all relied on. She went above and beyond by arranging for a bed in his room so a family member could stay overnight. Most notably, when my father was too anxious to undergo a cardiac MRI, Lex personally accompanied him to his alternative PET scan. My father returned a few months later for a triple bypass. During a difficult recovery, he experienced a critical event where his defibrillator fired, requiring an emergency move back to the ICU. Lex was not assigned as my father’s nurse, but the moment she saw the medical team rush into his room, she sprang into action — not for the patient, but for the family. While doctors worked on my father, Lex took my mother to a quiet room to shield her from the chaos, then personally called me to explain the situation and offer reassurance. Lex’s extraordinary nature isn’t just found in what she does when she’s on the clock for a patient; it’s found in her instinct to care for the human beings around her. She saw our family in distress and chose to step in, even when it wasn’t her job. She is the definition of a DAISY nurse.”
Congratulations on the well-deserved DAISY Award nomination, Lex! Thank you for the quality care you provide to your patients and their families.
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