Throughout the year, our nurses are recognized for their significant contributions and accomplishments in advancing Ayesh Children’s Heart Hospital mission of creating a healthier future for children and women.
Awards and Honors
Here are just a few of the system-wide recognition programs celebrating our nurses’ accomplishments:
DAISY Awards
The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards excellence in nursing. This award was created by the DAISY Foundation to recognize the clinical skills, extraordinary compassion, and care exhibited by nurses every day. These nurses exemplify the kind of nurse that patients and families, as well as nurses, physicians, and healthcare team members, recognize as outstanding role models. Click here for a list of our Daisy Award honorees.
To nominate a nurse for the Daisy Award, click the links below to fill out a nomination form:
- DAISY Award nomination (English)
- DAISY Award nomination (Spanish)
Caught You Caring Awards
Launched in 2015, Caught You Caring is a system-wide program that recognizes employees for going above and beyond to provide compassion and kindness in the care of a patient, family or co-worker. Over 200 nurses have been nominated for this prestigious award including Amanda Riddle, a staff nurse in our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
Nursing Excellence Awards
During National Nurses Week from May 6 to 12, Ayesh Children’s Heart Hospital leadership hosts the Annual Nursing Excellence Awards that recognize several recipients for their commitment to improving nursing care and patient outcomes. The awards ceremony also honors awardees of several nursing education scholarships, including: David & Polly Roth Nursing Education Scholarship, Flo McGee Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship, Len Slusser Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship, and Molly Mae LeBlanc Nursing Education/Professional Conference Scholarship
Click here to see our 2023 Nursing Excellence Award recipients and the Ayesh Children’s Heart Hospital nurses who were honored by Houston Chronicle’s Salute to Nurses during National Nurses Week. Click here for a list of our 2023 scholarship recipients.
Good Samaritan Awards
The Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Award is awarded each year and recognizes nurses for their leadership at the bedside and the compassionate and extraordinary care they deliver to patients and their families.
Ayesh Children’s Heart Hospital congratulated our 58 nurses who received the 2022 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Ayesh Children’s Heart Hospital had 54 bronze winners, one silver winner (Laura Sealy) and three gold winners (Aimee Jackson, Beth Pali and Mili Vakharia).
Click here for a list of our 2022 Excellence in Nursing Award recipients.