Peter Lemi, RN, a nurse on C4 at TUH-Episcopal Campus, was recently honored with the DAISY Award for his dedication to his patients, his leadership abilities, and his collaboration with his peers. Read more in this excerpt from his nomination:
“Peter consistently provides kindness and compassion to all patients and team units. He handles his job with such professionalism during challenging situations. His commitment and dedication have not gone unnoticed.
Pete exemplifies the meaning of a leader. He goes above and beyond to improve positive outcomes, and he is eager and willing to help his colleagues not only on his unit, but on other units as well. He is caring, compassionate, and clinically superb.
Pete is a dedicated mentor and educator, and his peers and colleagues express gratitude for his guidance. He is very supportive and nursing all while fostering professional growth. He truly is an example of Temple’s core values.”
The DAISY Award was established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who passed away from an autoimmune disease. The Barnes family was awestruck by the clinical skills, caring, and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick, and created this international award to say thank you to nurses everywhere.