On behalf of the entire nursing division and all team members at BUMCTS we are honored to have worked with Cathy Townsend for the past six years and would like to present her with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.
If you read Cathy's resume it starts with an executive summary:
Nurse executive with over thirty-five year's experience in the healthcare industry. Experienced in leading acute inpatient at community and academic medical centers. Proficient in improving operational effectiveness, quality outcomes, patient experience, clinical excellence, and implementing strategic initiatives.
Her resume also lists her professional experience over the years:
Mid-Michigan Medical Center
Oncology Clinical Registered Nurse
Labor/Delivery/Postpartum/Pediatric/Lactation Consultant Clinical RN
Banner Baywood Medical Center
Medical/Surgical Clinical Registered Nurse - 6 North
Medical/Surgical Clinical Manager - 6 North
Director of Nursing - Woman Infant Services
Banner Gateway Medical Center/ MD Anderson Cancer Center - Interim CNO
Banner Ironwood Medical Center CNO
Banner Boswell Medical Center CNO
Banner University Medical Center Tucson and South Campus CNO
This list on paper doesn't do justice to her accomplishments. However, the qualifications for this prestigious award sum up who Cathy is as a nurse and who she is to our nursing team:
The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award was created to recognize nurses who have devoted their life's work to the compassionate care of others. Recipients of this award are nominated for their dedication to nursing through active mentoring, role modeling, advocating for their patients, and promoting the positive image of nursing. They serve as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages of their career and in the various and important roles of nursing.
Selection Criteria for this award include:
• A distinguished career as a nurse in clinical practice, administration, education, and/or research that promote a positive image of professional nursing
• Demonstrating and actively engaging in the professional development of self and others in the nursing profession
• Serving as a role model and advocate for nursing practice and the advancement of nursing as a profession
• Advocating for the improvement of patient care and serving as an exemplar for enhancing the patient experience
• Recognition by the broader nursing community as a transformational nursing leader
• At least 25 years in practice
We hope in some small way this award expresses our sincere gratitude and recognizes Cathy's legacy that has sustained and shaped the culture of nursing at BUMCT/S.
Thank you, Cathy, for being you and leading us through an amazing 6-year journey.