Laurie Edwards, RN, a staff nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, was recently announced as the July DAISY Award Recipient for McLeod Loris Seacoast.

McLeod Health Seacoast recently named Laurie Edwards, a staff nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, as the July DAISY Award Recipient for McLeod Loris Seacoast. She was nominated by a patient’s spouse for her extraordinary care and compassion.

To recognize those Nurses at McLeod Health who are true examples of Nursing Excellence, patients, family members and co-workers may nominate nurses for the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

On the nomination form for Edwards, the patient’s husband wrote, “Laurie was outstanding at the way she treated her patients with professionalism and care. She kept me calm and helped me understand why and what they were doing to help my wife get better. God bless Laurie and the staff at McLeod Health Seacoast.”

“Laurie is outstanding with the patients and families who have given us the opportunity to care for them,” said Sherrill Nielson, Chief Nursing Officer at McLeod Health Seacoast. “The McLeod Health system is fortunate to have Laurie as part of this amazing nursing team.”