Six Carolinas Medical Center Nurses Receive Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Caro ...

UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Left to right: Grace Sotomayor, RN, chief nursing officer, Carolinas Medical Center; Suzanne Freeman, president, Carolinas Medical Center; DAISY Award winners Bari Hunt, RN, Cheryl Gibson, RN, Lisa Liggett, RN, Terri Drum, RN, Joyce Arkoh, RN, and Angie Rowden, RN; Tena Barnes Carraher, co-founder, The DAISY Foundation; and Dr. John Rennick, senior medical director, UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina (Photo: Nancy Pierce).

This unique recognition program is part of many hospitals’ recruitment and retention programs, helping to offset the acute shortage of nurses nationwide. Each month, nurses are selected by their nursing administration and peers to receive The DAISY Award, established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Barnes died in 1999 at the age of 33 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.

The honorees receive a certificate commending her/him for being 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.”

Six nurses were honored with The DAISY Award during today’s ceremony: Joyce Arkoh, RN; Terri Drum, RN; Cheryl Gibson, RN; Bari Hunt, RN; Lisa Liggett, RN; and Angie Rowden, RN.

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UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Left to right: Grace Sotomayor, RN, chief nursing officer, Carolinas Medical Center; Suzanne Freeman, president, Carolinas Medical Center; DAISY Award winners Bari Hunt, RN, Cheryl Gibson, RN, Lisa Liggett, RN, Terri Drum, RN, Joyce Arkoh, RN, and Angie Rowden, RN; Tena Barnes Carraher, co-founder, The DAISY Foundation; and Dr. John Rennick, senior medical director, UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina (Photo: Nancy Pierce).
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Dr. John Rennick, UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina senior medical director, presents DAISY Award to Carolinas Medical Center nurse Angie Rowden, RN (photo: Nancy Pierce).