This husband and wife team currently work in the Critical Care unit in the state of Georgia. Both Starla and David received a number of nominations for the Daisy Award due to their compassion, knowledge and caring for both the patients and the family members. In addition, going above and beyond by even helping one patient find lower cost medication and healthcare benefits. They both were surprised and thrilled to win this prestigious award.

Accountable Healthcare Staffing has partnered with the DAISY Foundation™ to recognize clinicians for the extraordinary skillful, compassionate care they provide patients and families. The DAISY Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day.

The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of the auto-immune disease ITP in 1999. During his hospitalization, Patrick’s family deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown not only to Patrick, but to all of them as well. When he passed, they felt compelled to say “thank you” to nurses in a very public way.