Daisy Award | Nurse Award | NorthBay Health

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 everyday.

What Is The DAISY Award?

The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses everyday. NorthBay Health is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor every Quarter.

To find out more about the program, including the growing list of Partners, please go to www.DAISYfoundation.org.

Each DAISY Award Honoree will be recognized at a public ceremony in her/his unit and will receive: a beautiful certificate, a DAISY Award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch.

DAISY Award Honorees personify NorthBay Health’s remarkable patient experience.

NorthBay’s DAISY Award-winning Nurses:

Demonstrate professionalism in the work environment.
Exemplify the mission, vision and values of NorthBay Health.
Collaborate with the health care team to meet patient’s needs.
Establish a special professional connection with patients and families through trust and emotional support.
Use critical thinking skills in the delivery of extraordinary patient care.
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with peers and co‐workers.
Model empathy and demonstrate a caring attitude in all situations.
Educate patients and their families
Focus consistently on meeting patient and family goals

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Want to thank your nurse for extraordinary care? Download the nomination form or email us.

Insurance	Medical Group	Hospitals	Surgery
Aetna HMO **
Aetna: PPO, EPO, POS
Anthem Blue Cross HMO **
Anthem Blue Cross PPO, EPO, POS, PPO/EPO
Anthem MediBlue Access (PPO) Medicare Advantage
Anthem MediBlue Dual Access (PPO D-SNP)(Medicare/Medi-Cal)
Anthem Medical Local Preferred Provider Organization (LPPO). (Out-of-state Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO)
Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Blue Shield HMO: Access+, Individual Family Plan, Local Access+, Providence Option Plus, SaveNet, Trio **
Blue Shield, Standard PPO, POS
Brand New Day Medicare Advantage Plan (specialty referral only)
CalPERS: PERS Platinum (PPO) and PERS Gold (PPO)
CHAMPVA
Cigna HMO, PPO, POS
Compass Rose Plan
*New* Covered California: Anthem Blue Cross PPO
*New* Covered California: Blue Shield HMO **
Covered California: Western Health Advantage
FEHB: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
First Health/Coventry PPO, EP
GEHA PPO Plans
Health Net HMO: Blue & Gold, SmartCare - CalPERS, WholeCare **
Health Net PPO, POS
Health Smart EPO
Health Smart POS
Health Smart PPO
Mail Handlers Benefit Trust PPO, POS
Medi-Cal
Medicare
Medicare Supplemental Plans A-N (i.e. AARP, Mutual of Omaha, etc)
MultiPlan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) PPO, POS
Partnership HealthPlan of CA (Currently not accepting new patients for Primary Care)
Private Healthcare Systems PPO, POS
Three Rivers Provider Network PPO
TRICARE (includes TRICARE for Life)
UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Advantage Choice (PPO)
UnitedHealthcare Employer Retiree Medicare Advantage Plan PPO
UnitedHealthcare HMO: Signature Value, Signature Value Focus **
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Assure (HMO)
UnitedHealthcare PPO, EPO, POS
UnitedHealthcare, AARP MedicareComplete, SecureHorizons (HMO)
Western Health Advantage
Western Health Advantage MyCare & MyCare Plus