The Joseph F. Cullman, Jr. Institute for Patient Experience
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...
Nursing Excellence: Intensive Care Units Are Honored
Both the Surgical and Transplant Intensive Care Units at The Mount Sinai Hospital received the Beacon Silver Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes caregivers in stellar units whose...
Nursing Excellence: A Valued Preceptor Role Models Emotional as Well as Clinical Patient Care
Megan Pace, RN, MSN, has been a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Beth Israel since 2010. According to Maria LaTrace, RN, BSN, MSN, Senior Nursing Director, Patient Care Service at the hospital, Megan has always been a source of reliable and dependable...