From left, Jennifer Swenson, Joan Rogers, Lisa Denny and Jean Paul Moreau. Denny, a registered nurse, has received the distinguished DAISY Award for nurses. Courtesy photo.

CLEARLAKE – St. Helena Hospital Clearlake nurse Lisa Denny, RN has received the distinguished nursing honor, the DAISY Award, a national program which recognizes members of the hospital’s nursing staff for extraordinary patient care.

“The Daisy Award program was created to honor individuals who exemplify the best in nursing care,” said Joan Rogers, chief nursing officer at St. Helena Hospital Clearlake. “Lisa was recognized for her compassionate care and extraordinary strength to the care of her patients. She consistently thinks about her patients’ mental state as well as their physical being – making sure they are balanced and their needs are met is Lisa’s gift.”

Denny, who received her nursing degree from Napa Valley College, has been a staff nurse at St. Helena Hospital Clearlake for 18 years.

She is the hospital’s second recipient of the DAISY Award, which presents this award two times a year.

Patients and family members, volunteers, doctors and staff members are invited to nominate a nurse who they think provides outstanding care.

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The Foundation was formed in January 2000 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of an immune disease. The Barnes family was deeply moved by the kind and compassionate care Patrick received from his nurses and established the DAISY Award to honor them and their son’s memory.