Sullivan nurse wins national DAISY award

National Nurses Week. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs

to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

DaVita leaders, fellow care team members and patients celebrated Thompson

for the high standard of care she provides to patients. Specifically,

Thompson has gone above and beyond over the last six months to support her

patients and other DaVita teammates (employees). She cares about the

well-being of her patients. Thompson always rises to the occasion and her

patient-first mentality spills over to the rest of the team, ensuring

positive patient outcomes.

For their commitment to respecting, encouraging and empathizing with each

patient’s kidney care journey, DaVita’s DAISY award honorees received a

personalized “Extraordinary Nurse” certificate, a DAISY Award pin and a

hand-carved sculpture called “A Healer’s Touch.”

"At DaVita, we have an unwavering commitment to nursing excellence," says

Tina Livaudais, chief nursing officer for DaVita. "Each of our DAISY

recipients exemplifies this through their passionate dedication to patient

care and steadfast support of their fellow caregivers. I'm proud to

celebrate this achievement and the many ways DaVita nurses positively

impact dialysis communities across the country."

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established by family members in

memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999

from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a little known

but not uncommon auto-immune disease. 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.

Said Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, doctor of humane letters and co-founder of The

DAISY Foundation, "When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced

first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients every day

and night. Yet these unsung heroes are seldom recognized for the

super-human work they do. The kind of work the nurses at DaVita are called

on to do every day epitomizes the purpose of The DAISY Award.”

To learn more about a career as a nephrology nurse, visit Careers.DaVita.com.

DaVita is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care

to improve the quality of life for patients globally. The company is one of

the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a

leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita is

working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every

stage and setting along their kidney health journey — from slowing

progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from

acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of March 31, DaVita served

200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The

company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11

countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved

mortality and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care community to

adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for all patients,

everywhere. To learn more, visit DaVita.com/About.