Nereida "Nelly" Silverio, RN, of Lutheran Medical Center Receives DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurs

Nereida "Nelly" Silverio, RN, of Lutheran Medical Center Receives DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nereida "Nelly" Silverio, RN, of Lutheran Medical Center today received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, presented by The DAISY Foundation and UnitedHealthcare.

UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation today presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. From left to right: Paul Marden, vice president of sales, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual of New York; Rosanne Raso, RN, CNO, Lutheran Medical Center; Claudia Caine, hospital director/chief operating officer, Lutheran Medical Center; Tena Barnes-Carraher, co-founder, The DAISY Foundation; Nereida "Nelly" Silverio, RN, DAISY Award winner, Lutheran Medical Center (Photo: Brian Palmer).

The award was presented by UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation at a ceremony today at the medical center in Brooklyn.

Silverio received a certificate commending her for being an "Extraordinary Nurse." The certificate reads: "In deep appreciation of all you do, who you are, and the incredibly meaningful difference you make in the lives of so many people."

The DAISY Foundation's unique recognition program is part of many hospitals' recruitment and retention programs, helping to offset the acute shortage of nurses nationwide. Each month, nurses are selected by their nursing administration and peers to receive the DAISY Award, established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Barnes died in 1999 at the age of 33 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.

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