Congratulations to the 2016 Nurse Excellence Award Winners

Nurse Excellence Awards

Twenty-seven MHS nursing professionals were honored as Nurse Excellence Award winners at a luncheon on Friday, May 6. Many of them are pictured below.

The Professional Development Council used a scoring system to select winners from the nurses nominated for the 2016 Nursing Excellence Award program. Winners must exemplify a day-to-day demonstration of the core values of the organization, including  patient focus, honor and respect, excellence and teamwork, and service to community.

MHS Nurse Excellence Award Honorees: Staff/Core

• Jocelyn Araujo, MH 9 N/S Cardiac

• Katie Asay, MWH Surgical Services

• Tamara Bardon, MJE Emergency Dept.

• Becky Bischof, MH 7S/ACE

• Julie Buckelew, MJE Cardiac Vascular Center

• Lori Burbridge, MJE Float Pool

• Justine Cox, MH 5 S/Short Stay

• Patti Guill, MJE Birth Center

• Karen Hallman, MJE Ortho/Neuro/Oncology

• Jason Heimes, MH Progressive Care

• Tim Hoarty, MH 9 N/S Cardiac

• Julie Kamphaus, MH Surgery Preop

• Katelyn Kauffman, MH 8 North/Ortho

• Nicole Kuehl-Hanson, MH ED

• Denise McCurley, MJE Telemetry Unit

• Amy Morris, MH 7S/ACE

• Jennifer Nelson, MH 9 N/S Cardiac

• Therese Nevinski, MH 9 South Cardiac

• Ashley Nihsen, MWH Labor & Delivery

• Karen Novak, MWH Labor & Delivery

• Kayleen Parys, MH Oncology

• Andy Sass, MH 7 South/ACE

• Sara Vaghy, MH 6 S/ Oncology

MHS Nurse Excellence Award Honorees: Leadership

• Aimee Black, MH 7 South/ACE — Manager

• Chris Cain, MH 8N Ortho — Staff Development Nurse

• Michelle Whitney, MJE Night Administrative Coordinator — Manager

• Ann Wieseler, MH ED — APRN

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