PROMISING PRACTICES: RETAIN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE

The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses

Globally Awarded

• The DAISY Foundation, created by the Barnes family to express gratitude for nurses after the death of their son, is the leader in the meaningful recognition of nurses worldwide

• The Foundation partners with 5200+ health care organizations in 32 countries to honor extraordinary, skillful, compassionate nursing care. Two million nurses have been nominated and 177,000 have received awards

Green Garden Project

Sinai Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland

• Provide garden plots for employees to grow food for themselves or to donate

• Staff are provided with gardening tools, water irrigation system and seeds

Truman Medical Centers & US Bank

Kansas City, Missouri

• Opened full-service branch within hospital and offered checking account to all hospital staff

• Enabled staff to have access to a bank and removed expense of check cashing fees and reliance on all- cash stores