Mrs. Daisy Swinton at her pinning ceremony (Source: Huntsville Hospital) By Anna Mahan | April 14, 2021 at 4:53 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 4:54 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A new scholarship is available for nursing students in north Alabama, and its in honor of one trailblazing Huntsville nurse.
Daisy P. Swinton served Huntsville Hospital patients for 40 years, working her way from housekeeping to the hospital’s first ever African American ICU Nurse Manager. A new scholarship was just launched in her memory to encourage and empower future nursing students to follow in Daisy’s footsteps. Mrs. Daisy Swinton (Source: Huntsville Hospital)
The scholarship was founded by Huntsville Hospital alongside her family. It’s funded by a community of generous donors who want to see Swinton’s legacy continue.
New scholarship created in honor of Huntsville Hospital ICU nurse manager
The family hopes the Daisy Swinton Memorial Scholarship will help the future generations of nurses.
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 6:15 PM
Updated: Apr 14, 2021 10:44 PM
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1 Images She lived a life of service and giving, her daughter, Dawna Swinton, said.
Daisy P. Swinton
April 14 would have marked Daisy s 83rd birthday. She passed away last August from COVID-19 in the same ICU she helped run. The work that she did as a nurse in the ICU, if you think about it, it planted the seeds and set the stage for our response to COVID, Huntsville Hospital Foundation President Sarah Savage-Jones said.
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