UCI Health — Orange nurse receives DAISY Award
Honor celebrates nurses who go above and beyond for patients, co-workers
Orange, Calif. — A UCI Health — Orange nurse has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for going above and beyond for her patients.
Natascha Benz-Wolfinger, a nurse in the surgical step-down unit, was nominated by a colleague after noticing how she offered emotional support, patience and a calming presence to a patient experiencing pain and high anxiety after a motorcycle accident.
“This is only one example of the type of care consistently demonstrated by Natascha,” her nominator writes. “She frequently volunteers whenever any patient is in need. Patients notice.”
How to nominate a team member
Anyone can nominate an exceptional nurse or patient care team member for a DAISY or Sunflower Award, including faculty, staff and patients. Simply fill out the appropriate nomination form below:
About UCI Health
UCI Health, one of California’s largest academic health systems, is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. The 1,461-bed system comprises its main campus UCI Health — Orange, its flagship hospital, the UCI Health — Irvine acute care hospital and medical campus, four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and a network of ambulatory care centers across the region. UCI Health — Orange provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to the only Orange County-based National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).