Baptist Hospital Nurse Honored with DAISY Award®

2/05/2026

Summerlin Morris, R.N. pictured with her Daisy award for nursing excellence. She has her hair pulled back and is wearing a black shirt.

Baptist Hospital nurse Summerlin Morris, R.N., has been honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Morris works in Baptist’s critical care unit and was recognized by a patient for the extraordinary care she provided. “Summerlin's thoughtfulness, kindness and empathy exemplify how compassion and professionalism can help a patient and their family through a difficult time,” the nomination read. “I am so very thankful for her. I knew my family member was in safe hands.”

The DAISY Award is part of a national merit-based recognition program established by the DAISY Foundation. It celebrates the education, training and skills nurses put into their work daily and, especially, the devoted care they give their patients. Nominations can be submitted by patients, families, physicians and colleagues. Names from nominations are removed to be anonymous before being reviewed by a selection committee. One nurse is then chosen as the DAISY Award winner. DAISY Awards are presented regularly, usually monthly or quarterly.

"The DAISY Award is a wonderful way for Baptist Health Care to recognize nurses for the expert, compassionate care they provide every day. Nurses serve as patient advocates and skilled care providers,” said Baptist Health Care Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Joyce Nichols, APRN, FNP-BC, CWON. “The role of the front-line nurse has never been more important. We are proud to participate in the DAISY Award program and to recognize our nurses for providing a healing touch to their patients, both physically and emotionally."

For more information, visit ebaptisthealthcare.org/nursing/nurse-recognition-program.