The Joseph F. Cullman, Jr. Institute for Patient Experience
Nursing Excellence: Called to Emergency Care on a Flight to London
Monica Pierre, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager, Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health on Staten Island, loves to travel and has visited countries worldwide. Her international flights have been generally smooth, but on a recent trip to London for the wedding...
Nursing Excellence: A Veteran Operating Room Nurse ‘Gives Everything She Has’
Emilie Bautista, RN, in Perioperative Services at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, has worked as an operating room nurse for more than 32 years. She loves the energy of the OR and knowing she is helping to improve the lives of patients undergoing surgery, but it is clear that...
Nursing Excellence: Winner of Daisy Nurse Leader Award Supports Staff as Cherished Family
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses was created in 1999 to honor the compassionate care that nurses provide for patients and family members. DAISY Nurses are recognized for the acts of kindness and the sensitivity they demonstrate every day—the things that make a...
Nurses Week Is Celebrated Across the Health System
Nurses Week was enthusiastically celebrated all across the Mount Sinai Health System this month. It kicked off on Friday, May 6, with a heartfelt message of thanks from Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Mount Sinai Health System, and from that moment on,...
Nursing Excellence: Calm and Resilient Nurse Is Praised by Patients and Colleagues
Allison McPherson, LPN, in Internal Medicine, Faculty Practice Associates, The Mount Sinai Hospital, is beloved by her team for her work ethic and caring. Sandra Casey, MSN, Associate Director, Nursing, at the practice, says Allison exemplifies dedication, teamwork,...
Nursing Excellence: For a Caring Nurse, Professional Growth Never Stops
Donald “Donny’” Lamendola, RN, BSN, a nurse in the Department of interventional Radiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, has more than thirty years of nursing experience. He began his career at the hospital in 2016 and has been making important contributions to patient...
Nursing Excellence: A ‘Treasured’ Nurse Supports Families and Staff After Childbirth Losses
Gretchen Kretkowski, RN, is a nurse at Mount Sinai South Nassau and the chair of the hospital’s bereavement council. Gretchen actively reaches out to mothers and families who have experienced a loss during or shortly after childbirth. She ensures families are seen by...
Nursing Excellence: An Insightful Nurse Practitioner Delivers ‘Exemplary Care’
Ivonne Pereira, NP, is an advanced practice nurse in the Oncology-Hematology and Infusion Center at Mount Sinai West. Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, Senior Director of Nursing for Oncology and Clinical Quality at Mount Sinai West, calls Ivonne “a nurse’s nurse.” Dr. Bressler...
Nursing Excellence: Certified Nurses at Mount Sinai Are Recognized by Senior Leadership
Certified Nurses Day™ is an annual day of recognition for and by health care leaders dedicated to nursing professionalism, excellence, recognition, and service. On this day, employers, certification boards, education facilities, and health care providers celebrate and...