Marjorie Doguin, a dedicated field RN with our Resilience Home Health team, has been honored with the branch’s DAISY Award for 2024. The DAISY Award is a prestigious national program recognizing extraordinary nurses. Nominations are submitted online and reviewed by their three-member internal admin team. Marjorie received more than 20 nominations from both clients and peers!
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
Marjorie received a certificate commending her as an “Extraordinary Nurse.” The certificate reads: “In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people.” Honorees also receive a DAISY Award pin and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.
One of Marjorie’s nominations said:
“I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Marj for the past 10+ years, and I can say with confidence that Marj is an exceptional nurse, caring, and passionate about the work she does. Patients have expressed to me countless times Marj has been the best nurse they have had, always comes ready to work, reliable, and works weekends. It doesn’t matter what day it is–patients can count on Marj. Marj communicates well with doctors, patients and families. I have so many stories about my work time with Marj. Where to begin? I would say that anytime I have Marj as the nurse for one of my patients, I already feel confident patients are in very good hands, and I can count on her. So, I say here Marj Doguin, without a doubt, should be considered and win the Daisy Award. Well deserved!” – Dr. M.
