Daisy Award - Nominate a Nurse
DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The Daisy Award Foundation was formed in November 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). As Patrick’s family brainstormed what to do in his memory, the one really positive thing they could hold onto from the experience of his eight-week hospitalization was the skillful and amazingly compassionate care he received from his nurses - even when he was totally sedated. When Pat died, his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude to nurses for the work they do for patients and their families every day.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital staff, as well as patients and families, can nominate an extraordinary nurse using the links below.
Daisy Award recipients are recognized quarterly and winners receive the national Daisy Award sculpture, a Daisy Award pin and certificate as well as Cinnabon rolls (a favorite of Patrick’s).
Patients, Families, Visitors and Friends
Have you or someone close to you received care from a wonderful nurse? Tell us about them! Fill out a Daisy Award Nomination form to nominate your nurse.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Employees
Do you work with an exceptional nurse? Tell us about them! Fill out a Daisy Award Nomination form to nominate your co-worker.
Meet Our Latest Daisy Award Winners
Lyndsay Martinelli, MSN, RN, CPN
Lyndsay Martinelli, MSN, RN, CPN
The quarterly Nationwide Children’s Hospital Daisy Award was presented to Lyndsay Martinelli, MSN, RN, CPN, of H9A. The Daisy Award is given in appreciation of the important difference our nurses make in the lives of our patients and families at Nationwide Children’s.
Says Lyndsay’s nominator, a parent of a patient: “My son was transferred to Nationwide Children's Hospital while my family visited Ohio during spring break. I was terrified and alone with my husband being deployed across the world. Lyndsay provided my son with phenomenal care, comfort and gentle expertise as the only person on the floor to successfully place an IV. Most notably, she worked directly with the Red Cross Emergency to coordinate an immediate extraction and return home for my deployed husband so he could be present for our son's procedures. I'm extremely grateful for the lengths she went to ensure our visit was the smoothest it could possibly be. If ‘above and beyond’ is a person, it is Lyndsay.”