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A large group of medical staff and Navy sailors display an award while posing for a group photo inside a hospital.

Daisy Award

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego’s Intensive Care Unit staff and command leadership pose for a photo during a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ceremony at a hospital in San Diego, April 13, 2022. The award offers recognition to healthcare workers who provide extraordinary compassionate care and create environments that foster care, trust, mutual respect and continued professional development. NMCSD's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research while combating the COVID-19 pandemic. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California who aim to provide patients with world-class care.

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