June 25, 2018

The annual Excellence in Nursing Awards, held during National Nurses Week each May and organized by Christiana Care’s Professional Nurse Council, spotlights exceptional nurses at Christiana Care Health System. This year’s ceremony acknowledged more than 110 nurses from across the organization.

“The Excellence in Nursing Awards program is the highlight of our Nurses Week celebration at Christiana Care,” said Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming, Ed.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. “Thank you to the Professional Nurse Council for spotlighting our extraordinary nurses as they serve together with excellence and love.”

Congratulations to the 2018 Excellence in Nursing Awards honorees:

Acute Medicine

  • Ellen Alvarez – 3E
  • Justin Bartels – 4N
  • Jennifer Bingaman – 6S
  • Patricia Bowker – 3E
  • Kelsey Brinkman – 5B
  • Kimberly Brinton – 3E
  • Brianna Buzzuro – Wilmington ED
  • Kathleen DiCampli – 5A
  • Kristina DiCarne – 6E
  • A. James Grant IV – Christiana ED
  • Stephanie Gould – ED Obs
  • Christina Hoddinott – Wilmington ED
  • Kaitlin Johnson – 6S
  • Kelsey Johnson – 3D
  • Jill Kane – 3E
  • Rachel Laaken- 5B
  • Mai Lam – Wilmington ICU
  • Paula Loder – 6E
  • Lindsey McGraw – Christiana ED
  • Elise Polloni – 5C
  • Kelly Saville – 4N
  • Lee Schiavoni – ED
  • Elizabeth Shearon – 5A
  • Melissa Siebach – Christiana ED
  • Erik Simonds – 6A
  • Jocelyn Toto – 8S
  • Nicole Vines – MOU
  • Sara Wallace-Keeshan – Christiana ED
  • Deborah Wambold – Wilmington ED
  • Colleen Weber – Wilmington ED
  • Kathleen White – 3D
  • Sarah Wise – Christiana ED

Behavioral Health

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  • Brian Perry – Psych Emergency Services
  • Margaret Rafal – 3N
  • Melvin Thomas – 3N

Cancer Care

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Cancer Care Service Line.
  • Karen Angelo – Thoracic Surgery
  • Lauren Barone – Cancer Research
  • Angela Flood- 6B
  • Danny Hamm Jr. – Thoracic Surgery
  • Miranda Jerram – Infusion Suite
  • Barbara Litostansky – Care Management
  • Kimberly Ryan- 6B

Heart & Vascular

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Heart and Vascular Service Line.
  • Kelli Augustine – Cardiac Short Stay
  • Darren Cowgill- Cardiac Rehab
  • Stephanie D’Eramo-CVCC
  • Marilou Denstman – VIR
  • Amanda Griffith – CVCC
  • Robert Hartman – 5E
  • Ken Herman – CVCC
  • Grace Lindsey Jordan – CVCC
  • Colleen McGhie – 4E
  • Stephanie Mozher – Cardiac Short Stay
  • Annette Neri – 4E
  • Courtney Rogers – 5E
  • Marla Sanabria – CVCC
  • Kristin Scott – HVIS Prep and Hold
  • Amy Smythe – 4E
  • Jennifer Watunya – HVIS Cath Lab

Surgical Services

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Surgical Services Service Line.
  • Carol Abdil – IV Team
  • Ashley Burroughs – Christiana PACU
  • Lisa Dougherty – 4C
  • Liza Theresa Draper – 2C
  • Nicole Hobbs – Christiana OR
  • Jennifer Johnson – 2C
  • Jackie Kerezsi – 2C
  • Kylie Marchese – 4C
  • Marlene McCormac- IV Team
  • April McGuire- Wilmington OR
  • Lorie Meck – 4W
  • Jennifer Patterson – Endoscopy
  • Deanna Perno – 4C
  • Carol Reynolds-Rummel – PEP
  • Ellen Ritchie – Endoscopy
  • Lauren Rosenthal – 2A
  • Ashley Rufe – 2B
  • Laura Schenck – Christiana OR
  • Jennifer Schulak – Christiana PACU
  • Victoria Sill – Wilmington PACU
  • Ashley Turner – 4C
  • Jennifer Utz – Christiana OR
  • Gina Waithe – Christiana Surgi Center
  • Tyralyn Wallace – RCA
  • Sharon Wooldridge – Wilmington PACU

Essential Services

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Essential Services.
  • Lorraine Focht – Center for Rehabilitation
  • Trudie McElroy – Employee Health Services
  • Karen Milillo – Center for Rehabilitation
  • Jaime Murray – Hemodialysis
  • Nancy Smith-Bisson – Radiology

Musculoskeletal

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Musculoskeletal Service Line.
  • Mercy Badu-Nkansah – Joint Replacement Center
  • Brooke Gannon – Joint Replacement Center
  • Angel Godek – Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Allison Short – 7E

Neurosciences

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Neurosciences Service Line.
  • Rebecca Brown – NCCU
  • Emily Colonna – NCCU
  • Kathleen Fowser – 6C
  • Kari Browning Kelly – 6C

Primary Care & Community Medicine

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Primary Care & Community Medicine Service Line.
  • Barbara Griffin – HIV Clinic
  • Jennifer Sloan -Mark – Pulmonary Practice
  • Kelley Travis – Springside Family Medicine
  • Clare Shumate – Renal Transplant

Women & Children

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Women’s and Children’s Service Line.
  • Hilary Chavis – 3B
  • Jessica Foti – 4A
  • Angela Gordon – Labor and Delivery

Advanced Practice

Excellence In Nursing honorees from Christiana Care’s Advanced Practice Nursing.
  • Laura Dechant – HVIS Prep and Hold
  • Nicole Heap – CVICU
  • Lisa Wallace – Adult Medicine

Educator

Excellence In Nursing Educator honorees.
  • Doreen Mankus – Wilmington ED
  • Amy Spencer – Per Diem/Float Pool

Leadership

Excellence In Nursing Leadership honorees.
  • Kristen Foulk – TSU
  • Brandon Hoskins – Christiana ED
  • Marsy Russell – 7E
  • Aliciann Scarpato – PEP

Dot Fowler Award

Dot Fowler Award, received by Jill Kane, MSN, RN.

Friends of Nursing

Friends of Nursing Award presented to the Care for the Caregiver team.
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