We are proud to have joined The DAISY Foundations community of Supportive Associations! The  DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by  members of his family. 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. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received  from Nurses while he was hospitalized inspired the creation of The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary  Nurses, an evidenced-based means of providing Nurse recognition and thanking Nurses for making a  profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. 

In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the  nursing profession internationally in thousands of healthcare facilities and schools of nursing around  the world with an array of recognition programs that celebrate and honor Nurses, Nurse Leaders and  Nurse Led Teams wherever they practice, throughout their careers from students through lifetime  achievement in nursing and through several lines of grant funding. 

DAISY’s Supportive Associations share their passion for recognizing extraordinary and compassionate  work of Nurses and the commitment to improving healthcare by the work they do each day. We look  forward to collaborating with DAISY to further each other’s missions. Learn  more at DAISYfoundation.org.