Women’s and Children’s nursing team honored with DAISY Award

BENNINGTON, VT—December 5, 2023— The Women’s and Children’s Services (WCS) nursing team at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) were honored in November with the DAISY Team Award for Extraordinary Nurses. 

The DAISY Award is an international recognition program honoring clinical excellence and outstanding compassionate care provided by nurses. SVMC, a member of Dartmouth Health, selects honorees through patient nominations.

“The nominations received for this team say it all,” said Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President for Patient Care Services Pamela Duchene, PhD, APRN. “The team embodies excellence and compassion in every interaction, providing comfort and care during what can be both an exciting and overwhelming time for new parents.”

One patient wrote: “My stay here at SVMC on the maternity floor was amazing. All of mine and my son’s nurses were on top of everything. Every question or concern that I had they were right there. The amount of support from all the nurses who filtered through during my stay here was amazing and I cannot thank them enough.”

WCS provides care for approximately 400 births per year, serving patients and families from Vermont, New York and Massachusetts.

“WCS is honored to receive the Daisy Team award," said Mindy Dame, MS, RN, Director of WCS. “The team members have the privilege of sharing the most special moments in life with patients and families, who always speak to the compassion, empathy and knowledge of the team.”

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About SVMC:

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member hospital of Dartmouth Health, is a comprehensive, preeminent, healthcare system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVMC includes Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the SVHC Foundation, as well as 25 primary and specialty care practices.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is among the most lauded small rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award. In addition, SVMC is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The health system is fortunate to have the support of platinum-level corporate sponsor Mack, a leading supplier of contract manufacturing services and injection molded plastic parts based in Arlington, VT.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center provides exceptional care without discriminating on the basis of an individual’s age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available at 1-800-367-9559.

Thank you to our corporate sponsors: Mack, Trane, and Wilmington Trust, a member of the M&T family.

SVMC Contact: Kathryn.Czaplinski@svhealthcare.org

About Dartmouth Health: Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT; and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.

DH Contact: news@dartmouth-health.org