May 2026 Honoree
Louie Chan, BSN, RN, CCRN, CMC
Louie always goes above and beyond for her patients, but one day in particular exemplifies why she deserves this DAISY Award.
We had a very complex long-term patient with a large and loving family transition to comfort measures one weekend. The patient’s young child was at bedside with his father as care was withdrawn and as he passed away. Prior to full transition to comfort measures, Louie took the time to explain all of the machines and medications in the room that were helping support this young child’s father in his last moments.
She helped him listen to his father’s heartbeat and allowed him to keep the stethoscope after the young boy exclaimed that when he grew up, he wanted to be a doctor so that he could help take care of people and never give up on them. He continued to use the gifted stethoscope to listen to his father’s heart after she demonstrated how to use it. Louie also took the time to label the newly gifted stethoscope with the child’s name.
After the patient passed away, Louie helped the patient’s sister, who never left the patient's bedside, over the months that the patient was in our care. She allowed the sister to accompany the body to the elevator up until the point where the body was taken to the morgue. Faith was very important to this family, and Louie helped them honor the patient to the best of her ability. When his sister couldn’t stop crying, Louie then helped walk her to the parking lot and get to her car safely.
Not only did Louie take care of an incredibly sick patient with respect, care, and patience, but she also cared for the family and demonstrated incredible strength and empathy while doing so. I am so incredibly honored to work with Louie, and she is truly one of the most deserving and humble nurses that I know. She serves as a role model for how all of us in the MICU should behave and is a constant reminder of keeping our patients’ humanity at the forefront of our care.
We had a very complex long-term patient with a large and loving family transition to comfort measures one weekend. The patient’s young child was at bedside with his father as care was withdrawn and as he passed away. Prior to full transition to comfort measures, Louie took the time to explain all of the machines and medications in the room that were helping support this young child’s father in his last moments.
She helped him listen to his father’s heartbeat and allowed him to keep the stethoscope after the young boy exclaimed that when he grew up, he wanted to be a doctor so that he could help take care of people and never give up on them. He continued to use the gifted stethoscope to listen to his father’s heart after she demonstrated how to use it. Louie also took the time to label the newly gifted stethoscope with the child’s name.
After the patient passed away, Louie helped the patient’s sister, who never left the patient's bedside, over the months that the patient was in our care. She allowed the sister to accompany the body to the elevator up until the point where the body was taken to the morgue. Faith was very important to this family, and Louie helped them honor the patient to the best of her ability. When his sister couldn’t stop crying, Louie then helped walk her to the parking lot and get to her car safely.
Not only did Louie take care of an incredibly sick patient with respect, care, and patience, but she also cared for the family and demonstrated incredible strength and empathy while doing so. I am so incredibly honored to work with Louie, and she is truly one of the most deserving and humble nurses that I know. She serves as a role model for how all of us in the MICU should behave and is a constant reminder of keeping our patients’ humanity at the forefront of our care.
Thank you, Louie, for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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