Graduate of Stony Brook’s Nurse Residency Program Receives First-Ever National Vizient®/AACN Award
During her time as an ICU nurse at Stony Brook University Hospital, Sabrina Sloan, BSN, RN, CCRN, made such an impression on her colleagues that she was awarded the 2024 Vizient/AACN Nurse Resident of the Year Award. This first-ever recognition from Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest healthcare performance improvement company, and the American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN) honors outstanding achievements, dedication and innovation in nurse residency programs. It also shines a spotlight on individuals who embody excellence in their roles. Sloan was recognized for her clinical skills, compassion, leadership and commitment to learning. Read More >
Kristin Schecker, RN, Noninvasive Cardiology, was named the February DAISY Award for the outstanding care and compassion she shows to her patients
Jennifer McCoy, RN, January DAISY recipient, was nominated by one of her patients who had a mini stroke and spent two and a half weeks at the hospital.
Lenny Gang, RN, receives December’s Daisy Award
Nicole Forman, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit receives November’s Daisy Award
Natalie Rivas, RN, Medical Intensive Care Unit was nominated by the wife of a patient .
Nancy Russell, RN, Pediatric Acute, one of October’s DAISY Award recipient nominated by her patient’s mother
Sarah Klecher, RN, Cardiac Acute Care Unit, a September DAISY Award recipient, nominated by her patient’s daughter.
Shannon Sweeney, RN, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, her patient’s mother wrote, “She .. helped my son feel safe and cared for when he was at his most vulnerable.”
Mary Smith, RN, 17 North/Surgical ICR,. Mary was nominated by the granddaughter of a former patient.
Lori Stoessel, RN, Nurse Manager, Pediatrics and Pediatric Oncology Units, Stony Brook Children's Hospital: 2023 Nurse Leader DAISY Award
Tomal Kumar Magar, RN, is the July recipient for the DAISY Award at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Sunflower award winner Dr. Christopher Mc Kiever
Sunflower award winner Daniel Rising
As part of our continued focus on employee recognition, Stony Brook Medicine participates with the DAISY Foundation to recognize Nurses within our institution that provide extraordinary, compassionate, skillful care to our patients and their families. We also recognize the staff who support our nurses through the SUNFLOWER awards.
Daisy Awards
The DAISY Foundation started in 1999 by the Barnes Family to honor their son Patrick and to thank the nursing staff that cared for him and their family. DAISY is an acronym that stands for Disease Attacking the Immune System and this program allows patients, families and staff to express their gratitude to nurses for what they became nurses to do-provide compassionate care to patient and their families.
It was the first program of its kind to give patients, families and staff the ability to recognize outstanding nursing care. The foundation has expanded to include hospitals and health care systems both nationally and internationally.
We are thrilled to honor our Stony Brook Medicine and Stony Brook Children’s Nurses throughout the year as DAISY Award winners providing compassionate healthcare to our patients and their families.
Sunflower Awards
Individuals are nominated by nursing in recognition of an individual’s outstanding team work and collaboration who support nursing. We are grateful to all our nominees for their outstanding work and support they provide daily to the staff and patients of the Children’s hospital.