UNC Hospitals DAISY Award

Every day at UNC Hospitals, nurses do extraordinary things. Whether it’s showing great compassion to a patient’s family or demonstrating exceptional care for a patient in need, nurses exceed expectations daily.

Patients, families and colleagues can recognize this great care with the DAISY Award by nominating any UNC Hospitals nurse, nursing student or nursing faculty member. DAISY Awards are given across the country to recognize nurses' exceptional service.

Nominations are judged by a committee of fellow nurses at UNC Hospitals, and the recognition is awarded at a presentation given in front of colleagues and patients.

The DAISY Award was created by the family of a man who received great care from his nurses before dying from complications of an auto-immune disease. Patrick Barnes’ family named the award for the acronym “Diseases Attacking the Immune System.”

Learn more about the DAISY Award.