On Thurs., May 11, as the Boston Red Sox were beating the Yankees in New York, more than 250 members of the BIDMC community were cheering behind home plate at Fenway Park. Although most were Sox fans, they were’t cheering this time for the Olde Towne Team, but for nurses and aspiring nurses at BIDMC. In a festive culmination of the medical center’s National Nurses Week celebration, the annual Nursing Awards Ceremony took place at the EMC Club at Fenway Park and proved to be an inspirational and memorable evening for all. Numerous practice awards and more than $100,000 in nursing scholarships were handed out to nearly 50 honorees.
For Dianne Anderson, RN, BIDMC senior vice president of clinical operations, the awards marked her fifth anniversary at BIDMC. She used the opportunity to highlight the “lifetime of changes” that have occurred on her watch, saying that BIDMC nurses provided the important constants of excellence and professionalism throughout. Anderson (left in photo, with event organizer Laurie Bloom, RN, education nurse specialist) was presented with a gift appropriate for the fifth year “wood” anniversary – a baseball bat signed by Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski on his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Lois Silverman, RN, (right), chair of the BIDMC Board of Directors, gave an eloquent opening address in which she described “10 Points of Pride” for BIDMC nursing – accomplishments at BIDMC in the last year that included the launch of the triggers patient safety enhancement program, the opening of new units, progress in reducing central line infection rates, and high patient satisfaction scores. She shared three beliefs that helped direct her own successful career in nursing and business: all things are possible; we sometimes need help; and growth and success come from within.
Although the ballfield was empty, a winning spirit was evident at the ceremony. Celebrating our nurses at Fenway were (l-r) BIDMC’s Anderson; Paul Levy, president and CEO, who called nursing practice “the heart of our institution”; Michael Epstein, MD, executive vice president and COO; Marsha Maurer, RN, vice president, patient care services; and Patricia Folcarelli, RN, PhD, director of professional practice development.
Nursing Scholarship Awards Paul Levy Maggie Fermental, RN Gerald H. Popkin Lynda Gillan, RN Jane Frasca, RN Marsha Maurer, RN Gitta and Saul Kurlat Award for Nursing Excellence Herbert B. Singer
Above: Red Sox Nursing Scholar Katherine Rice-Latham, Farr 3, gets congratulated by Wally the Green Monster. |
The Department of Surgery and Joseph M. Koufman Foundation Awards for Excellence in the Care of Surgical Patients, Peri-operative Care and Nursing Education Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS Donald W. Moorman, MD William D. Cochran Award for Excellence in Neonatal Nursing Internal Medicine Residency Mark Zeidel, MD Excellence in Gerontological Christine Kristeller, RN Dr. Mary Anne Badaracco Annual Award for Excellence in
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Excellence in Cardiovascular Excellence in Emergency Michelle McCool Heatley, RN Edward and Marilyn Schwarz Awards for Excellence in Nursing Practice Pat Noga, RN Nursing Continuing Education Funding Beverly Singer, RN BostonWorks "Salute to Nurses" Nominees (L-r) Jackie Donovan, RN, CRC; Genevieve Moreault-Moin, RN, CRC; and Nancy Salonpuro, RN, CRC, enjoy the festivities. |
Nursing Scholarship Awards |
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Suzanne Balson (Steinberg Award) |
Natalie Mailloux, RN Kelly McDonald, RN Michelle Parsons, RN Joanne Pascucci (Armstrong Award) William Patten Kathy Picard, RN Katherine Rice-Latham (Red Sox Nursing Scholar) Jolivette Ritzer, RN Mary Rooney-Belmonte, RN Janet Tetreault, RRT (Steinberg Award) |
Gitta and Saul Kurlat Award for Nursing Excellence Julie Callahan, RN Herbert B. Singer Awards for The Department of Surgery and The Department of Surgery and The Department of Surgery and |
William D. Cochran Award for Excellence in Neonatal Nursing Karen Waldo, RN Internal Medicine Residency Excellence in Gerontological Dr. Mary Anne Badaracco Annual Award Excellence in Cardiovascular Nursing Award Excellence in Emergency Nursing Award
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| Edward and Marilyn Schwarz Awards for Excellence in Nursing Practice | ||
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| Brenda Colborne, RN Terry Lembo Fiore, RN Elise Fisher, RN |
Sharon Frank, RN Barbara Mayer, RN Rose O’Brien, RN |
Lindsay Peterson, RN Catherine Young, RN Scott Zak, RN |
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| Four nurses from BIDMC were nominated for the “Salute to Nurses” award, sponsored by BostonWorks, a division of the The Boston Globe. | Nancy Giallombardo, RN Courtney Hovey, RN |
Marybeth Meservey, RN Suzanne Sweeney, RN |
The following nurses who advanced to Clinical Nurse III Clinical Nurse III Advancements |
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| Daniella Antonetti, RN Frank Caparelli, RN Frances Casey, RN Rufina Castaneda, RN Sarah D’Angelo, RN Denise DiMarzio, RN Nicole Dinsmore, RN Kimberly Downes, RN Patricia Feely, RN Kate Fosburg, RN |
Emily Garry, RN Meghan Gaynor, RN Leslie Giles, RN Bridgid Godbout, RN Rachel Gray, RN Azure Hayman, RN Christine Hunt, RN Katie MacDonald, RN Andrew Mackler, RN Erin Mathews, RN |
Kristen McGarry, RN
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Clinical Nurse IV Advancements |
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| Ruth Adomunes, RN Kristen Berrett, RN Regina Bieringer, RN Julie Blatchford, RN Julie Bonenfant, RN Leslie Burke, RN Kristy DeLeon, RN Kimberly Rosen Denniss, RN Sara Derick, RN Holly Dowling, RN Lisa Dumont, RN Roel Dusaban, RN |
Carolyn Fasoli, RN Maura Galligan, RN Pamela Hildreth, RN Gerti Jungers, RN Patricia Kelly, RN Pamela Kittredge, RN Kelli Lawless, RN Natalie Mailloux, RN Sarah Massey, RN Charlene Massie, RN Kathleen Mazzio, RN Jessica McCann, RN |
Elizabeth La Montagne McNicol, RN
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