Posted In Awards and Recognition on January 10, 2023
Tia Moultrie, RN, in TidalHealth Peninsula Regional’s Labor & Delivery unit, has been selected as the December recipient of the Daisy Award for her care shown recently to a family during the birth of their child.
The nomination was written by the newborn’s grandmother to thank Tia for her attention to not only the birth of her first grandchild, but also for the compassion shown to the woman’s son and daughter-in-law during the delivery.
We had such a wonderful experience with our nurse, Tia, who has such a great personality, was very informative and made everyone feel important. Even when things started to get a bit intense, she calmly answered all of our questions and controlled the entire room during the birth.
What stood out to me was the way she took care of my son, who was worried and nervous about the birth of his new daughter, in particular when the baby needed some additional attention and the room became very busy with nurses and others who arrived to assist.
The experienced overwhelmed my son, but Tia, after ensuring my daughter-in-law and granddaughter were getting the assistance they needed, came over to my son and assured him that his daughter was in great hands and receiving outstanding care. I’ve had four children myself and have never received this kind of attention. She coached us all through the birth, and even with the challenges made this a special day for our family and a great experience.
You can tell Tia loves her job and her patients. She will always be remembered, and we will tell our granddaughter about her awesome nurse.
Tia Moultrie was recently honored with the Daisy Award in a ceremony before her colleagues. She received certificates commending her for being an extraordinary nurse, and a sculpture called A Healer's Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon autoimmune disease.
The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.