Midland Health Nursing

12/27/2025

Midland Health beat 2025 budget, raised $45M for campus upgrades, secured $27M via BCBS deal, and expanded access with a new surgery center.
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12/27/2025

Midland Health named ED education coordinator Grace Partlow its 2025 DAISY Nurse Leader Award winner, citing her mentorship and leadership.
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12/25/2025

Nursing changes lives — starting with YOURS! Midland College prepares future RNs through two flexible pathways leading to NCLEX–RN eligibility and a rewarding, high demand career in healthcare. Train close to home while preparing to serve the community that needs you most. www.midland.edu/nursing

12/24/2025

Our Radiology leadership group partnered with Project Linus to create and donate 18 handmade blankets for our hospital’s NICU, Pediatric Floor, and Emergency Department, sharing comfort and care with our smallest and most vulnerable patients this year! Merry Christmas from your Radiology team! 🎄

12/24/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Ashley & Ally! 🎉

Please join us in celebrating Ashley Steadmon and Maria “Ally” Casas for successfully earning their CMSRN (Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse) national certification!

The CMSRN credential validates advanced expertise in adult medical-surgical nursing, recognizing a strong commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and professional growth. This achievement reflects countless hours of dedication and a passion for delivering high-quality care to our community.

👏 Midland Health is incredibly proud of you both and grateful for the knowledge, skill, and compassion you bring to our patients every day.

12/23/2025

🌼 Congratulations to Trista Byrd, DAISY Award Winner! 🌼

Please join us in celebrating Trista Byrd, an outstanding Emergency Room nurse at Midland Memorial Hospital, for receiving the DAISY Award this past month.

Trista was nominated by a patient who shared this powerful reflection:

“From the moment she walked into the room, Trista treated me with warmth and respect. I was in a hospital gown, in a tremendous amount of pain, and felt extremely vulnerable and uncomfortable, yet she never once made me feel embarrassed or unseen. Her calm voice and gentle manner made me feel safe when everything else felt uncertain.”

This is the heart of nursing—compassion, dignity, and presence when it matters most. 💙

Congratulations, Trista, and thank you for the extraordinary care you provide to our patients and our community every day. 🌼

12/17/2025

No one ever plans to have an emergency, but when an emergency strikes, every minute counts. Keeping a medication list with you is one of the simplest ways to help first responders and emergency staff provide care efficiently and effectively when emergencies strike. Accurate medical information is ke...

12/11/2025

12/10/2025

Please read all about Jennifer Turner in the Midland Reporter-Telegram! Congratulations!

Midland Health and the DAISY Award recognize Midland Memorial Hospital OR nurse Jennifer Turner for compassionate, exceptional patient care.

12/08/2025

Midland Memorial Hospital’s Sonia Castillo earned the DAISY Champion Award for transforming nurse recognition and quadrupling nominations.
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12/08/2025

🌼 Congratulations to our 2025 DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree, Dr. Brandi McDonald, DNP, RN, CMSRN, PCCN, NEA-BC! 🌼
Director of Clinical Operations & Critical Care Services at Midland Health, Dr. McDonald has dedicated 26 years to the nursing profession—leading with humility, courage, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

This year’s distinguished nominees — Nancy Hill, Dr. Cassandra McDorman, Nancy Ornelas, and Dr. Brandi McDonald — exemplify the heart of nursing and the extraordinary leadership found across Midland Health.

An excerpt from Dr. McDonald’s nomination said it best:
“In late 2018, Dr. McDonald accepted the responsibility of taking on a second division and stepped into the Critical Care Services Division, where she has thrived as a leader. Stepping into an inpatient unit presented a whole new set of challenges, but Brandi did not waver in this challenge.”

Her career is a testament to what compassionate, forward-thinking leadership looks like in West Texas.

We were honored to celebrate her during this year’s ceremony with a beautiful performance by Kendra Leonard, Director of Marketing & Public Relations at Community National Bank, and an inspiring keynote from Krista Escamilla—podcaster, entrepreneur, longtime broadcast journalist, and founder of RIG ID, home of the Permian Basin’s #1 community podcast for the Midland Reporter-Telegram, The Krista Escamilla Show.

To every nurse, leader, nominator, and supporter who makes the DAISY Program at Midland Health thrive—thank you. Your stories, participation, and dedication fuel this meaningful tradition.

This ceremony officially wraps up our 2025 DAISY Awards season, recognizing excellence across three annual categories:
✨ DAISY Team
✨ DAISY Nurse Leader
✨ DAISY Lifetime Achievement

📝 Be on the lookout for next year’s nomination opportunities—we can’t wait to celebrate more extraordinary nurses across Midland Health.