Zimmermann to lead DAISY Foundation
This week the DAISY Foundation the appointment of Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, as the organization鈥檚 chief executive officer. Zimmermann, who is AONL鈥檚 president-elect, began serving on the foundation鈥檚 board in 2018 and ran its award program. She previously served as chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, based in Richmond, Va., and will assume her new role on Nov. 1. 鈥淪he has the brainpower, business perspective, and importantly for us, the heart to take DAISY鈥檚 mission into the future as nursing and health care are transformed post-pandemic,鈥 said Bonnie Barnes, DAISY鈥檚 current CEO. (DAISY , 10/1/21)