Samantha Shenoy, a cardiovascular thoracic nurse, was named the January winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Rosemary Weathers, whose son was a patient for an extended stay at UCSF Medical Center's cardiovascular thoracic unit, called to nominate Shenoy for the award for the extraordinary compassion and caring she gave her son.
"She was nice, made him feel comfortable and helped to allay his fears," Weathers said.
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Shenoy began her nursing career at UCSF as a new graduate nurse in 2006 on the cardiovascular thoracic unit. During the past year on the unit, she has developed her skills and finds the time to exhibit a warm and caring demeanor with patients, families and staff.
The nonprofit DAISY Foundation (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) was established by J. Mark Barnes and his family in memory of his son J. Patrick Barnes, who died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon autoimmune disease.
UCSF Medical Center is one of 18 hospitals nationwide participating in the program, which issues a monthly award to extraordinary nurses at each hospital.
For more information or to nominate a nurse for the DAISY Award, contact Catherine Wittenberg, chief nursing officer, at 415/353-2717 or via
email.
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The DAISY Foundation
