
DAISY Award recipient Joshua Ibarra-Walker, RN, (center) is surrounded by Emergency Department co-workers at Coast Plaza Hospital.
Joshua Ibarra-Walker, RN, received the DAISY Award from Coast Plaza Hospital on Oct. 13. He is a full-time RN in the Emergency Department, who joined Coast Plaza in May of this year. His nomination came from a grateful patient.
“On September 30, 2025, I came into Coast Plaza Hospital Emergency Department with severe pain. Upon my arrival the entire Emergency Department was attentive to my needs. Joshua’s care and professionalism are top level, always present. His work morals and ethics makes him an amazing nurse in the Emergency Department. I consider myself a lucky individual to have been under his care as a patient in the ER.
10.21.2025