Rosie Chavarria Laura Corrado

Laura Corrado, RN, BSN, and Rosie Chavarria, RN, BSN for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) are the latest winners of The DAISY Award at our hospital. In a historic "Double DAISY" ceremony, both nurses received the news of their win in a surprise gathering outside the CTICU.

The recommendation for this award came from parents whose child was cared for after heart surgery by these dedicated nurses.

Excerpts from their letter:

" ... we want to acknowledge the warm and compassionate care provided by two of your CTICU nurses: Rosie (day RN) and Laura (night RN). These two nurses were outstanding in every way. They were knowledgeable, kind and comforting, and while they were excellent in caring for our son, they also took the time to care for us, the anxious parents. We are forever grateful for what they did for our son and for us. I hope that you will pass this message to these two nurses.

"Back at home our little guy is running around, digging in the dirt in the backyard and fighting with his brother just like any other two-year-old. It’s hard to imagine that he just had open-heart surgery last month! My only difficulty thus far has been keeping him from those activities from which he is temporarily restricted (i.e., riding his tricycle, hanging from the monkey bars and wrestling with his brother) — it's a good problem to have."