Gail Daly, RN, system SVP clinical operations, integration and optimization at CommonSpirit Health, has been awarded an Innovator Award for 2026 by Modern Healthcare. This recognition celebrates leaders who champion forward-thinking ideas and demonstrate an exceptional commitment to advancing patient care, improving safety, and driving organizational efficiency.
Daly was recognized for the development of Care Base, a “virtual hospital without walls” that ensures patients receive the right care, in the right setting, at the right time.
Care Base integrates virtual nurses and providers with AI-powered monitoring, promoting proactive interventions and seamless care transitions. Under Daly’s leadership, the Transfer Center has supported more than 236,000 cases, including 64,701 new patient transfers; the Virtual Companion program has served 24,489 patients, preventing over 157,900 adverse events; remote cardiac monitoring has expanded to 18 hospitals; and 16,000 virtual discharges have enabled patients to return home sooner.
Congratulating Gail, Kathleen Sanford, RN, DBA, FAAN, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer at CommonSpirit Health, said: “Gail and her remarkable team have done extraordinary work in creating and expanding Care Base. Gail’s dedication to enhancing the Transfer Center, establishing the Virtual Companion program and extending remote cardiac monitoring to more hospitals is remarkable. Through these initiatives, she and her team have meaningfully expanded access to crucial care for our patients while significantly reducing the administrative burden on our bedside teams, making an incredible difference in patients’ lives.”
The complete ranking and profiles of all the honorees are available online and can also be found in the most recent issue of the Modern Healthcare magazine.
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