Nursing Excellence Awards
Nursing Excellence Awards recognizes extraordinary professional nurses or colleagues exemplifying practice to merit recognition from peers and other professional colleagues at UCSF Health.

NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD CEREMONY VIDEO 2024

2023-2024 DAISY AWARDS VIDEO

 

 

- SELECT SECTION FOR LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEES -

 


NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED NURSING AWARD

WINNER

Kathleen Cinelli, BSN, RN, CCRN
CNIII, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Mission Bay

AMBULATORY NURSING - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Alison Guichard, RN, AMB-BC
CNII, OB GYN Faculty Practice, Mount Zion

AMBULATORY NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Jamie Romani, RN
CNII, Developmental Medicine - Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, Pritzker Building

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING - SHEILA MANN AWARD

WINNER

Maryalice Gowen, BSN, RN
CNIII, Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support, Mission Bay

Anita Lin, RN
CNII, 6L Cardiovascular Thoracic, Parnassus

COMMUNITY SERVICE NURSING AWARD

WINNER

Samantha Lee, RN, CCRN & Brittany Fitzwater, RN
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

CRITICAL CARE NURSING - ADULT SERVICES - CLIFFORD K. & AVOLA WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD

WINNER

Renee Phibbs, BSN, RN
CNII, Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

CRITICAL CARE NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES - CLIFFORD K. & AVOLA WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD

WINNER

Diane Yang, RN
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Oakland

EMERGENCY NURSING - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Bianca Wallace, RN
Emergency Department, Parnassus

EMERGENCY NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Kevin Bronson-Castain, PhD, RN
Emergency Department, Oakland

INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUE AWARD

WINNER

Jamie Kimmel
Staff Chaplain, Parnassus

 

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Jennifer Munoz, RN
CNIII, 4E/5N Acute Care, Mount Zion

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Monica Leonor, MSN, RN, CPN
CNII, Charge Nurse, C5 Medical Surgical Pediatrics, Mission Bay

NEUROSCIENCE NURSING - HELEN B. RIPPLE AWARD

WINNER

Louise Dowd, RN
CNIII, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

NURSING LEADERSHIP - PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Kristina Kitajima, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Pediatric Specialties Clinics, Mission Bay

 

NURSING LEADERSHIP - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Mya Hamilton Childers, MS, RN, CCRN-K
Unit Director, 6/10 ICC, Parnassus

NURSING LEADERSHIP - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Jennifer Gantz, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC
Unit Director, C3 Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

WINNER

Vickie Thun, MS, RN, FNP-BC
Wound Ostomy, Continence Nurse, Center for Nursing Excellence & Innovation

ONCOLOGY NURSING - ADULT SERVICES - JEANNE YALON AWARD

WINNER

Claire Flatley, BSN, RN, OCN
CNIII, Thoracic Oncology, Mission Bay

ONCOLOGY NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES - JEANNE YALON AWARD

WINNER

Amy Quesada, BSN
CNIII, Pediatric Hematology Oncology BMT, Mission Bay

PERIANESTHESIA NURSING - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Ashley Thomas, BSN, RN, CPAN, PMGT-BC
CNIII, Perianesthesia Units, Parnassus

PERINATAL NURSING AWARD

WINNERS

Janice Tinsley, RN
CNIII, Birth Center, Labor and Delivery Antepartum

Thanh (Tee) Tran, RN
CNIII, Intensive Care Nursery

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Stephanie Wu, BSN
CNII, Endoscopy, Parnassus

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Odessa Robinson, RN
Pediatric Preop/PACU, BCH Oakland

PRECEPTOR AWARD - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Emily Smith, RN, CCRN
CNII, 6/10 ICC Unit, Parnassus

PRECEPTOR AWARD - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Naomi Takazawa, RN
CNII, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mission Bay


 

EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL CARE PARTNER AWARDS

ACUTE/TRANSITIONAL CARE - ADULT AWARD

WINNER

Carolina Holloway, Medical Assistant
ADT Neurosurgery Spine Parnassus

CRITICAL CARE - ADULT AWARD

WINNER

January Agno, Hospital Unit Service Coordinator
Medical Intensive Care Unit Parnassus

 

PERIOPERATIVE CARE - ADULT AWARD

WINNER

Imelda Romero, Hospital Unit Service Coordinator
PACU Parnassus

EMERGENCY SERVICE - ADULT AWARD

WINNER

Juan Serrato, Patient Care Technician
Emergency Department, Parnassus

 

 


DAISY AWARDS

 

2023-2024 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

WINNERS

Melanie Kraszewski, BSN, RN, ICN, BCH Oakland
Yves Jon Raphael Valdez, MSN, RN, CHPON, Hem/Onc CNS, BCH Oakland
Marci Moriarty, BSN, RN, BMT, BCH Oakland
Lucy Camarena, DNP, RN, PICU, BCH Oakland
Courtney Sant, BSN, RN, PICU, BCH Oakland
Inna Bulla, BSN, RN, 5 Surgicial, BCH Oakland


Daniella Flores, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Renal Clinic, Parnassus
Geselle Petersen, ADN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 4N/5E, Mount Zion
Heidi Hartsough, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Birth Center
Grace Mata, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 6/10 ICC
Roberta Ciambrone, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, PICU, Mission Bay
Melissa Kinnison, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, C5 Mission Bay
April Ridley, ADN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6, Mission Bay
Marialma Gonzales-Cruz, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Primary Care, China Basin
Jennifer Blandino, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, 9 ICU, Parnassus
Jason Lo, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Parnassus
Jeromie Power, ADN, RN, CFRN, Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics Medical Transport
Stephanie Stafford, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics Interventional Cardiology
Jordan Rausse-Amedee, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 12 South, Parnassus
Josie Lauducci, ADN, RN, NIC, Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics Resource Team
Sarah Maria Menendez, BSN, RN, NNP-BC, Neonatal NP, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay
Abirami Jeevanathan, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6, Mission Bay
Erika Chao, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6, Mission Bay
Tiffany Harker, BSN, RN, OCN, Clinical Nurse, Adult Infusion Center, Mission Bay
Jose Hererra, MSN, RN, CNL, Clinical Nurse, Otolaryngology Practice
Jared Petersen, BSN, RN, OCN, Clinical Nurse, Adult Infusion Center, Mount Zion
Thien Hoang, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 9 Long, Parnassus
Sergio Medina, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, PICU, Mission Bay
Monique de Vito, MSN, RN, ACN-BC, FNP-BC, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Mission Bay
Maggie Thornton, BSN, RN, CPEN, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Mission Bay
Jenille Rimando, BSN, RN, New Patient Nurse Navigator, Ambulatory Gyn-Oncology and Surgery Practice
Anna Sun, BSN, RN, CHPN, Clinical Nurse, 11 Long/ 12 Long, Parnassus
Stephanie Bielek, BSN, RN, OCN, Clinical Nurse, Cancer Center Infusion, Mission Bay
Marcia Clark, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, PCICU, Mission Bay
Adrienne Dorcent, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 6/10 ICC
Manuel Artega, MSN, RN, Pediatric Cardiac Case Manager, Pediatric Case Management

2024 NURSE LEADER AWARD

WINNER

Bart Reyes, BSN, RN, Unit Director, Pediatric Resource Team

Hui-Ling Yang, BSN, RN, SCRN, Assistant Unit Director, 8 Long Neurosciences Unit

2024 TEAM AWARD

WINNER

14 Long Adult Medicine

2024 ETHICS AWARD

WINNER

Jessica Togasaki, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery

2024 HEALTH EQUITY AWARD

WINNER

UCSF Population Health Diabetes Collaborative Care Team

Henrietta Tran, MS, RN, FNP, Manager ACO Utilization & Disease Management Programs
Chiara Kuryan, MPH, Health Care Navigator/Program Coordinator
Enda Trinh, MS, RN, Nurse Coordinator
Lindsey Clairmont, BSN, RN, PCCN-K, Nurse Coordinator
Victoria Hsiao, PhD, MD, Endocrine Consulting Physician
Carolina Espinosa-Noya, PhD, FNP, RN, Lead Nurse Practitioner
Ana Calderon, Health Care Navigator
Freddie Lopez, CCHW, Health Care Navigator
Tasha Toliver, MSHE, Operations Manager, Navigation Team

2024 NURSE EDUCATOR AWARD

WINNER

Amanda Butler, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Ambulatory Clinical Resource Team

OTHER WAYS TO RECOGNIZE

Thank a colleauge using the UCSF Health Recognize Platform

Nominate a colleauge for a UCSF Health PRIDE Experience Award

Post a message on social media using #UCSFNurses

Tag @ucsfhealth or @ucsfchildrens or @UCSFHospitals (Twitter)

Patients can email [email protected]

Nominate a nurse for a DAISY Award in the West Bay and East Bay

 

 

 

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