CTCA Nurse Leader Gloria Barnes receives prestigious DAISY Award
From Special Reports
Newnan resident Gloria Barnes, MSN, RN, director of Quality & Risk at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Atlanta, is the recipient of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an esteemed honor in the nursing profession.
Barnes’ steady leadership shined through the pandemic, highlighted by designing and operating the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic with laser focus on employee health and safety. The preparedness of Barnes enabled CTCA Atlanta to administer every COVID-19 vaccine dose it received, and to respond immediately and effectively when an employee suffered a severe reaction.
Among the criteria for DAISY Leader Award honorees are:
- Role model for compassion and exemplary practice
- Creates an environment that fosters care & compassion
- Motivates staff with a shared vision and enthusiasm to achieve better outcomes for themselves and for their patients
- Promotes and enhances the image of nursing within the organization, the community and the profession
With nurse leaders historically not eligible to receive the DAISY Award, Barnes was humbled when recognized. She and the nearly 250 nurses at CTCA Atlanta also achieved Magnet® Recognition, the gold star in nursing, this year.
The DAISY Foundation, a nonprofit based in Glen Allen, Calif., was established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, a Hodgkin Disease survivor who passed away at the age of 33 after being admitted to the hospital with a rare auto-immune disease. Patrick’s family, who was impressed with the caliber of the nursing staff, started the DAISY Foundation to recognize extraordinary nurses.
Visit the CTCA Atlanta website for more information about the hospital. If interested in nominating a nurse for the DAISY Award, visit www.daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award.
Congratulations Gloria, what an honor, You must have worked very hard, your Mom & Dad would have been very proud of you. I remember how impressed I was with you in V.B.S, & Sunday School. I pray God’s continue BLESSINGS on you. Love, Lynda {Roach} TidwellL