DAISY Award Archive — Page 5 of 10

Hyosook “Soozie” Kim, RN, smiles while holding a nursing award sculpture and a framed DAISY Award certificate in a hospital room. Her sweatshirt reads “Vanderbilt University Medical Center.”
August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Those few minutes she took to help me, wiping away those anxious tears, made such a difference in my care.’

Hyosook “Soozie” Kim, BSN, RN, works at Vanderbilt Endoscopy One Hundred Oaks. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Ainsley Micus holds a framed DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses beneath a hospital sign reading “JUNIOR LEAGUE HOSPITAL” and “7th FLOOR.”
July 15, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Ainsley’s quick thinking and dedication made a profound difference in our son’s care and recovery.’

Ainsley Micus, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Medicine and Acute Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Morgan D'Orso, RN, smiles while posing in light-blue medical scrubs against a gray-and-white background.
June 6, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Her skill, empathy and joyful presence made an immeasurable difference to our family.’

Morgan D’Orso, BSN, RN, CPN, works in the Pediatric Acute Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Jacob Pooser, RN, smiles while holding a framed Daisy Award certificate reading “The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses” and “JACOB POOSER, RN.”
May 29, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Because of him we are better parents.’

Jacob Pooser, RN, works in the Pediatric Intensive Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Madison Sowers, LPN, smiles while holding a framed DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses certificate and a nursing-themed trophy.
April 11, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She was a kind face to see in a time when I was so worried.’

Madison Sowers, LPN, works in the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Aaron Caskey, RN, smiles while wearing blue medical scrubs and a stethoscope and holding a Daisy Award sculpture.
April 9, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: The patient’s final wish was to see her daughter’s wedding. The nurse became an ordained minister to make that happen.

Aaron Caskey, RN, works in the 1 West unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery