DAISY Award recipients
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses was created by the Patrick Barnes family in 1999 to recognize the superhuman work nurses do for patients and families every day, wherever they practice, in whatever role they serve and throughout their careers.
At MultiCare, we honor nurses who have dedicated their lives to our patients and communities. Thank you to our 2023 DAISY Award winners for showcasing extraordinary compassionate care.
- Adrianne Putren
- Afton Hansen
- Alexandra Weber
- Alta Kendall
- Annie Stewart
- Bev Butler
- Blake Lewis
- BreAnn Brong
- Brianne Sons
- Callie Mejia
- Carley Nash
- Caroline (CJ) Hardy
- Cassidy Emerson
- Charlie Nygard
- Christi Tolman
- Christina Hiatt
- Christine Zorko
- Crystal Pointek
- Daniel Keene
- Danielle Aby
- Dina Longstaff
- Elaine Rosato
- Elizabeth Kintanar
- Heather Varin
- Janette Remegio
- Jennifer Dumont
- Jenny Stoner
- Jessica Nelson
- Jessica Radakovich
- Joseph Menz
- Kerry Crook
- Kristen Tracht
- Lily Semenyuk
- Lucy Norris
- Mafi Castillo
- Mary Broussard
- Megan Dracocardos
- Michele Hagerstrom
- Molly Greenwalt
- Mych (Michelle) Rogers
- Natalie Schauwecker
- Nick Decker
- Nicole Mandeville
- Nicole Tinnel
- Penny Seymour
- Peter Ngobe
- Remy Castro
- Sandra Pearce
- Shauna Herbison
- Stefanie Beeler
- Todd Christiansen
- Travis Fox
- Trish Knight
- Vanda Sweetwood
- Vinay Gogna
- William Prichard
Frontline voices
MultiCare is proud of the thousands of nurses who join our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and live our values of respect, integrity, stewardship, excellence, collaboration, kindness and joy. Here are just a few of the many nurses who go above and beyond.
Tacoma General nurse honors veterans
Sarah Rolph, Marketing & Communications
Daniel Keene, RN, honors and cares for each of his patients, but the veterans among them have a special place in his heart. At MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, he led an effort to offer a flag draping and honor walk to every veteran who passes away at the hospital.
Keene’s passion grows out of his own experience as a service member and veteran. He left the military in 2012 after serving as an Army medic for more than a decade.
After honoring a veteran who was compassionately withdrawn from life support at Tacoma General, Keene had the idea of continuing the custom.
A small group of nurses at Tacoma General — most of whom are veterans themselves — now participate in this work. In addition to a flag draping, they provide a final salute and escort the patient during an honor walk to the nearest elevator.
Keene and his fellow nurses exemplify acts of selfless service, integrity and honor.
Nurses address barrier to healing
During a traumatic medical event, it’s not uncommon for a patient’s clothes to be damaged, soiled or discarded.
The last thing patients need to think about during an emergency is washing or replacing their clothes. That’s why the MultiCare Capital Medical Center Emergency Department closet was created by several nurses who saw a barrier to healing and worked to address it.
Generous community donations through the MultiCare Foundations allowed staff to finance the closet. At Capital Medical, staff use the fund to provide patients clean clothes and shoes when necessary and to support the existing closet.
“I’ve heard many times from staff that patients are very appreciative of these items,” says Adam Golden, RN. “I think it helps by giving a patient — especially those in vulnerable populations — pride in having a new pair of clothes and footwear. We help set them up for success, especially during the winter months.”
Capital Medical nurses and other staff go beyond medicine to care for community members.
For Mych Rogers, nursing came by way of a finance career
Melissa Campbell, Marketing & Communications
Mych Rogers, RN, MultiCare Covington Medical Center medical-surgical unit, was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in 2023.
Rogers wasn’t always on track to be a nurse. In fact, she holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a focus in finance. But something just didn’t click with a budding finance career, she says. She wanted to care for people, like her sister does.
“My sister was my role model,” Rogers says. “She’s a nurse in the United Kingdom. When she realized I wanted to be a nurse, she offered to send me to nursing school. This feels natural to me.”
Rogers says she loves to care for patients, and she believes her role is to help in ways beyond medical care.
“My motto is that the patient is always the boss,” Rogers says. “We’re in service to give care for the patients, no matter the situation. If the patient is in a bad mood or homeless or whatever, we give fair treatment to all. I work to show everyone love, patience and care.”
Her kindness goes a long way to helping patients heal, no matter the situation.
Travis Fox leads with heart
Lisa Stevenson, Pulse Heart Institute, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
DAISY Nurse Leader Award winner Travis Fox, RN, is a Pulse Heart Institute catheterization lab nurse manager at MultiCare Capital Medical Center.
Fox is a skilled leader who goes above and beyond to ensure providers, staff and patients are well cared for. He is highly respected by everyone who works with him.
His nomination, submitted by a Capital Medical Center surgeon, demonstrates the difference his leadership makes daily, even in the most challenging of times.
“His leadership is exemplary,” the nominator writes. “Through very difficult circumstances in the last two years, he has managed to grow his staff, encourage them to take ownership of service line roles, and he has fostered a sense of community that is desperately needed in these challenging times for the system.
“He’s the heartbeat of the team here,” the surgeon continues. “He’s universally respected by his group, he’s collaborative with other units, he’s appreciated by the physicians for his candor and forward-looking mindset. Anyone who knows him and sees him knows they’ll be greeted by two phrases: ‘What’s good?’ followed by ‘How can I help today?’ This is him in a nutshell — he cares for others’ well-being first, and then wants to get work done.”