SSH is proud to have joined The DAISY Foundations community of Supportive Associations through the creation of the SSH DAISY Team Award.
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem.)
The care Patrick and his family received from Nurses while he was hospitalized inspired the creation of The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, an evidenced-based means of providing Nurse recognition and thanking Nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
In addition to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in thousands of healthcare facilities and schools of nursing around the world with an array of recognition programs that celebrate and honor Nurses, Nurse Leaders and Nurse Led Teams wherever they practice, throughout their careers from students through lifetime achievement in nursing and through several lines of grant funding.
DAISY’s Supportive Associations share their passion for recognizing extraordinary and compassionate work of Nurses and the commitment to improving healthcare by the work they do each day. SSH looks forward to collaborating with DAISY to further each other’s missions. Learn more at DAISYfoundation.org.
SSH DAISY Team Award Criteria
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare has partnered with the DAISY Foundation to create an award that recognizes a team that exemplifies compassionate care, collaboration, and excellence in healthcare simulation education or practice.
Teams that apply for the award should focus on programs and stories that demonstrate a significant positive impact on front-line clinicians or teams who have then gone on to impact patient safety or outcomes.
See full requirements/criteria, including Team Composition & Collaboration; Compassionate Care in Simulation; Innovation and Impact; and Commitment to Excellence in Healthcare Simulation:
How to Submit for the SSH DAISY Team Award
- Nominations should include:
- A detailed narrative (1,500 words max) addressing the criteria with demonstratable outcomes within the last year.
- Optional: evidence of impact (infographics, photos, publications, testimonial from learner, patient care improvement example, etc.).
- A brief description of each team member’s discipline, role in the project, and contribution to the outcomes (max 200 words per team member, max of 5 team members)
- If your team is greater than 5 team members, please provide a full listing of all team members and indicate the team members for whom a description of their role has been provided (please use asterisk for indication [*]).
- A detailed narrative (1,500 words max) addressing the criteria with demonstratable outcomes within the last year.
- All applicants will be notified of final selection no later than Tuesday, December 2, 2025
- Questions: Please contact Taylor Jessup, SSH Executive Assistant, via email at tjessup@ssih.org.
Winner Receives:
- DAISY Team Award presented at the annual IMSH President’s Diamond Ball.
- Selected team will receive up to 5 complimentary tickets to the Diamond Ball and will also receive the award on stage (5 team members max).
- The team will receive one (1) Celebratory Healer on pedestal with portfolio and all team members will receive the DAISY Foundation pin.
- Any member of the team who is not an SSH member will receive a 50% discount code to join SSH for one year.