DAISY Award Archive — Page 1 of 10

September 4, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I’m certain that Miss Holly’s warmth and reassurance greatly assisted in my wife’s speedy recovery.’

Holly Bobo, RN, works in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
September 4, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She brought a calm and comforting energy that made one of the worst experiences of our lives feel survivable.’

Carsen Hessler, RN, is a Nurse Resident in the Trauma ICU in the Critical Care Tower. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
September 4, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘The compassion she showed the patient and family was remarkable.’

Ellen Raymond, BSN, RN, works in the Intensive Care unit at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Hemani Hughes
July 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She is the only reason I didn’t have a panic attack.’

Kristi Sherrod, RN, works at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Clarksville Dunlop Lane clinic. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
July 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Trusting someone with your life is one thing, but trusting someone with your newborn child is entirely different.’

Michelle Gontko, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
July 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Despite this not being the birth I had envisioned, I still came away feeling overwhelmingly positive, and that is entirely because of Katie.’

Katie Leavy, RN, works in the Labor and Delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery