On Wednesday, May 8, Mount Sinai Beth Israel employees gathered to recognize nurses who show extraordinary dedication to their practice and to the Mount Sinai community. The Beatrice Renfield Circle of Excellence Awards are held each year in honor of Beatrice Renfield who advocated for the education and support of nursing in the community while serving on Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s board for more than 10 years. She believed that an excellent nursing staff is the foundation of a reputable hospital, and the innovations she supported at Beth Israel have provided new visions and models of nursing care for New York City and the nation. Her unparalleled record of philanthropic support to nursing at Beth Israel was recognized with the naming of the Department of Nursing and the Division of Nursing Education and Research in her honor.
Congratulations to our winners:
Excellence in Nursing by a Novice Nurse: Neha Parker, RN
Excellence in Nursing by a Nurse preceptor: Eileen Foster, RN
Hand Hygiene Award: 3 Dazian
Nursing Practice by a Nurse Leader: Michael Willis, RN
Excellence in Nursing by a Staff Nurse: Georgina Andrea Irvine, RN; Jagnanan Singh, RN
Friend in Nursing Award: Alicia John Rodriguez
Multidisciplinary Team: 8 Bernstein, Behavioral Health
Click the album below to see more photos from the ceremony.
Members of the Mount Sinai nursing community also attended the Tenth Annual 1199-SEIU Nurse of Distinction Awards on April 26. The awards honor peer- nominated Registered Nurses for outstanding achievement and commitment to patient-centered care. The Mount Sinai Beth Israel nominees were:
Nurse of Distinction: Mary Cronin RN, CCRN, Interventional Cardiology- Cardiac Cath Lab (Congrats to Mary who was second runner up for New York)
Nurse Leader: Michael Willis DNP, RN, WOCN, Wound Care
Nurse Preceptor: Eileen Foster BSN, CARN, OTP
Novice Nurse: Viandy Perez BSN, RN, Emergency Services
Below is Mary Cronin, RN, CCRN with Chief Nursing Officer Christine Mahoney, MS, RN, AGACNP-BC, NEA-BC, CCRN
