David Schmidt, clinical manager of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) was surprised by his co-workers in an emotional ceremony recently.
One of David’s nominators had these kind words to say about him:
I nominate David Schmidt as a very deserving recipient of the DAISY Award. David has always been the backbone of the very complex PICU in terms of clinical operations and research, as well as bedside care. He comes in and makes his rounds, walks around the unit and greets RNs, as well as makes sure things are OK both professionally and personally ... David was helping me when I was taking care of a very sick trauma patient. He made sure immediate things were done and assisted me in taking care of this patient so I could break away from the trauma of it all. David is so proactive about current clinical issues in PICU like infection control, equipment trials and on-going research to maintain our high standards in the PICU.
For his dedication to his profession, commitment to practice as well as loyalty to Children's Hospital, I highly recommend David to be honored with a DAISY Award.