Losurdo receives April 2025 CMH DAISY Award

DAISY Awards
• 18 June 2025

Jeanne Losurdo, RN, a registered nurse at Citizens Memorial Hospital’s Walk-In Clinic, has been honored with the April 2025 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

A mother nominated Losurdo after her daughter received care for a broken leg at the clinic.

“She spoke to my little one with such gentleness, patience and compassion, getting down to her level, explaining things in a way she could understand and finding ways to make her smile in the midst of fear and uncertainty,” the mother wrote. “Jeanne was so caring and patient with our daughter, who was in a lot of pain. She brought her stickers, told her stories and helped calm her after an hour of screaming. During X-rays, my daughter asked for her, and Jeanne was happy to help. Today, she called just to check on our daughter and see how she is doing.

“Jeanne wasn’t just clinically excellent; she cared for my daughter as if she were her own. Her kindness turned a traumatic experience into one of comfort, trust and healing.

“It’s hard to put into words how much it meant to have a nurse like Jeanne by our side. She

represents everything that is good about nursing: a healing hand, a listening ear and a heart

full of compassion. We will always remember the difference she made in our lives.

“Thank you, Jeanne, for being our light during a dark and overwhelming time. You are truly a DAISY nurse in every sense of the word.”

About the DAISY Award

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation established the award in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at 33 of an auto-immune disease. The international award thanks nurses everywhere.

CMH started the DAISY Award program in January 2019. A CMH or Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation nurse receives the award each month.

Submit a CMH DAISY Award nomination. For more information about the DAISY Award and Foundation, visit www.daisyfoundation.org.