Schwartz Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award
Nominations are closed for 2025.
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Honorable Mentions
2024 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Elizabeth Bornstein
Bobbie Brown
Serena Chao, MD
Betsy Cirkl
Laura Coon
Sunita Dookhran
Mary Eanniello
Lauren Eckhart
Kathleen Figurido
Timothy Garvey
Jennifer Goyette-Mercier
Sharon Heath
Laura Himmelstein, LCSW, CHTP
Karen Jensen, LCSW
Rev. Stacey Jutila, M.Div., BCC
Linda Kim
Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH
Erin Kindy
Elizabeth Kitamura, MA, BCC
Edmund Lee
Marthe Leveille
Carolyn Meyer
Margaret Mou, MD
Karen Norris
Kristina Northam
Amber Perez
Kelly Poch
Nana Akosua Poku
Carey Ramirez
Feza Remzi, MD
Tedford Taylor
Bobbie Turner, MSN, RN
Rachel Wilson
2023 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Tammy Berry
Elizabeth Bornstein, MSSA, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C
Annie Brewster
Leanne Burke
Angela Clark, BCC
Janet Galiczewski
L'Issa Gates
Sandra Gilman
Mary Helmin
Jeanne Hudson
Robin Jacks
K.J. Lee
Lisa Liciardello MSN, RN-BC
Brian Liebersbach
Laura McNamara
Michelle Milic
Wagma Mohmand
Lena Robinson
Rene Roth-Bates
Priya Sapra
Paola Sequeira
Emily Silverman
Amanda Sparks
Susan Szilagyi
Christin Thankachan
Kimber Zappia
Angelika Zollfranj
Teams
Beebe Healthcare Palliative Care
Clinical Team of Amyloidosis
GBMC SAFE, Domestic Violence & Child Protection Program
Health Services for the Homeless
Human Experience Team
Jefferson Methodist Hospital Emergency Department Nursing Team
Jefferson SICU Team
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim 6th Floor Medical Surgical Team
Lincoln Palliative Care
MHVP-UHP at Home/ En Su Casa
NODA Team
REhabilitation Services
SJMC Emergency Department
The Cohen Children's Medical Center Holistic Team
United at Home - Arkansas Market
Unity Health Toronto Academic Family Health Teams
Universe of Virginia Dementia Care Coordination Program
Westfields Inpatient Team
2022 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Sharl Azar, MD
Steven Bleich
Paula Bolton
James Brisbin
Jennifer Brown
Bernice Burkarth
Jessica Buswell
Dorothy Cafran
Sandy Charles
Jessica Clark
Maura DelBene, NP
Robert Doty
Brian Dunlop
Eileen Dwyer
Mary Fabio
Joan Fleishman
Sophie Forte
Kim Frank
Donna Geiss
Bradley Harmon
Kimberly Hartney
Erick Hill
Darcel Jackson
Lija Joseph
Lisa Keenan-Uschold, PhD
Jessica Land
Jazmin Lopez
Ajani Mason
Roberto Mastroianni
Mariam Merced
Alyson Moadel-Robblee, PhD
Helene Morgan
Muniba Naqi, MD
Stacy Nigliazzo
Caroline Njau
Kristel Norris
Marilyn (Mimi) Pattison
Polonia Paulino
Emily Petersen
Douglas Phillips
Kris Pikaart
Ingird Pinzon Quiroga
Padmaja Reddy
Barbara Rush
Robert Schwab
Amanada Sevinc
Teresa Smith
Jose Soto
Christyle-Mae Tabuan
Kimberly Templeton, MD
Siva Yedlapati
Megan Young
Michael Zirulnik
Teams
5 Cathcart/Schiedt Team
Barton Skilled Nursing Facility Team
Baystate Franklin Infusion Bus Nurses
Baystate Transplant Program
Baystate Wing Hospital Team
Boston MedFlight Wing Team
C2 - Medical and Radiation Oncology in patient Unit Team
C4 Interprofessional Care Team
Children's Specialized Hospital Pediatric Long Term Care Team
Community Wellness Team
Duke Outpatient Clinic Diabetes Team
Environmental Services
forYOU Team
Franciscan Health Michigan City Employees, Medical Staff and Volunteers
Henry Ford Hospital Early Rehab Team
Journeys Pediatric Palliative Care Program
Sewa Home Care
Massachusetts General Hospital Asylum Clinic Volunteers and Staff
McLean's Infection Control Team
Michael Garron Hospital COVID-19 Vaccine Team
MICU/CVICU
Norma's Team
North Shore University Hospital Palliative Care Unit
Northwell Health Team Lavender
Palliative and Supportive Care Team
Reactivation Care Centre Team
South County Health Schwartz Steering Committee
The Department of Clinical Innovation (DCI)
Well Being Wednesday Team
2021 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Cassyanne Aguiar
Taranjeet Ahuja, DO
Berenice Alfaro
Teresa Amato
Tara Anglim
Matthew Armstrong
John Ashurst, MSc, FACEP, FACOEP, FAAEM
Elizabeth Bertolini, RN, HEC-C, CHPN
Erica Bial
Ann Bowman
Deborah Buccino
Chrissy Buvidis
April Castaldi
Augustin (Gus) Castellanos
Beth Collins, MD
Arlene Cramer
Marren Culberson
Amelia Cullinan
Alice Dalena, NP-C
Joyce Daniels
Caroline DeLongChamps
Hali Diecidue
Donna Doherty
Miranda Dold
Raymond Dougherty
Maria Elswick
Hanna Epstein
Mary Fagan
Karley Flinn
Amanda French
Gennadiy Fuzaylov
Shannon Hanson, PhD, MPH
Noel Harrington
Ali Hemdan
Laura Himmelstein, LCSW, CHTP
Chenfei Huang
Sharna Ill
Rose Anne Indelicato
Sylvia Jacobs
Deborah Kasman
Janet Limke, MD
Toni Lindsay
Nancy Littlehale, NP
Alice “Angie” Lucas
Larissa Lucas
Danielle Lumia
Alexandra Lund
Stephanie Massaro
Carol May
Ruth McIntyre
Barbara McLean
Benjamin Moor
Barbra Murante
Kishore Nath
Rabbi Mary Jane Newman
Roland Petit
Bill Phillips
May Pian-Smith
JamesPaul Qazilbash
Kimberly Rabanal
Emily Samuels
Jeremy Segall
Melissa Sherman, MD
Felicia Sours
M. Jillisa Steckart
Anne Steinfeld Rugova
Paula Stering
Bala Subramanian, MD, MPH, FASA
Karen Sutton
Sally Taylor, MD
Kaitlyn Tedford, RN, BSN
Sreedevi Warrier, DNP, MS, RN
Teams
9T and 10T Team, Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital
Addiction Consult and Education Service,
UK HealthCare
Albany Medical Center Renal Transplant Program, Albany Medical Center
Breast Center Disease Team, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
Center of Hope, Franciscan Health Michigan City
CHP Supportive and Palliative Care Team, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Operations Team, LifeSource Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
Community Care Center, Hartford Hospital
Coronavirus Response Team Leaders, Genesis HealthCare
COVID-19 Infirmary and Cottage Team, Summit Eldercare
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery
Domitilla 6B Nursing Unit, Mayo Clinic
Environmental Services, Bassett Medical Center
Ethics Services, University Health - San Antonio, TX
Geriatric Inpatient Service, McLean Hospital
Gift of Giving - Kindness Matters, Community Driven Volunteer Organization
Good Samaritan Wound Clinic, Steward Healthcare
Helping Healers Heal (H3), LAC+USC Medical Center
ICU, Kaiser Permanente
ICU TEAM at MMC, Atlantic Health System
Inpatient Palliative Care Team, Transitions LifeCare
La Rabida Rehabilitation Services, La Rabida Children's Hospital
Off Site COVID Clinics Team, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Office Based Addiction Treatment, South Shore Health
Outpatient Surgery Center, PIH Health Downey Hospital
Palliative Care Team, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Pastoral Care Department, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick Campus
Peer Support Advisory Committee (PSAC), Massachusetts General Hospital
Pratt 6 Original COVID Crew, South Shore Hospital
Pulmonary and Critical Care Team, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
RCC Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Respiratory Care Team, Massachusetts General Hospital
Rosenberg 7 Floor Staff and Surge ICU Staff, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Social Work, Boston Medical Center
Team Lavender, Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Northwell Health
WMCHealth
Zablocki VA Palliative Care Unit 9CN, VA Medical Center
2019 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Vivian Argento, MD
Margaret Babirye
Elizabeth Ann Bartone, BSN, RN,
APSM, CNML
Gina Basello, DO
Lucinda Bateman, MD
Alice Beal, MD, FACP
Nicole Blauvelt, MSN, NP-C
Rev. Joel Blest
Rev. Claire Bohman, MDiv
Diane Broderson, RN, BSN
Jeanette Chasin, MSW
Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MSF, RN,
AGPCNP-BC
Jennifer DiMario, RN
Chester Dreiman, MD
Kerry Eby, MD
David Elkin, MD
Michelle Espinoza, MD
Joan Fisher, MD, PhD
Kristin Fless, MD
Judy Friedrichs, DNP, RN
Carolyn Gaukler, MD
Susan Goncalves, DNP, MS, RN-BC
Joan Hart, LCSW, OSW-C, C-SWHC
E. Angela Heller, LMSW
Julia Hicks
Brenda Hommerding, RN, OCN
John Horras, MSW, LICSW
Angela Kade Goepferd, MD
Christine Kerr, MD, AAHIVS
Jeri Kessenich, MD
Margaret Laggner, MSN, RN
Kristi LaLonde, RN, BAN, Phn
Janice Lautier, MA, BCC
Gena Lennon-Gomez, LCSW
Susan Lepkowski, RN, BSN, CCRN
Jason Lucey, FNP-BC
Catherine Manson, LPN
Breana Martinez, CNA
Rev. Judith McBride, MDiv, MA
Michael Medvecky, MD
Marc Milano, MD
Kathryn Miller
Carmel Molamphy, RN
Audra Noonan, APRN
James O'Brien, MD
Joanne P. Gibbs, RN, OCN
Isabella Park, DO
Karmen Parks
Mary Perlman
Yuri Rojavin, MD
Ann Ryder, RN, CCRN
Teri Sahn-Silver, LMSW, OSW-C
Nicole Silva, MS
Eric Stachelski
Sara C. Stephens, RN, BSN
Pauline Temple, RN,BSN
Khadijah Tuitt, RN
Rev. Lisa Vineyard
Mary Walters, MSN, RN, CLC
Jan Watkins, RN
Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, MSN, APRN,
ACHPN, RN-BC
Diane Yaple
Teams
Butterfly's Embrace Perinatal Bereavement Program, West Tennessee Healthcare
Cancer Center Team at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health New Jersey
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Team, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
Children's Services, CareGroup Parmenter Home Care & Hospice, Inc.
Children's Specialized Hospital Long Term Care Team in Toms River, Children's Specialized Hospital
Department 8B, Inpatient Hematology Oncology Department, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
ECMC Patient Advocates, Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)
Floor 6 South, Brigham and Women's
Faulkner Hospital
Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jackie's Team
Mila's Team, Boston Children's Hospital
MVH Dialysis, Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Nephrology, Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Michigan
Nurse Next Door Delaware, Nurse Next Door
OB Team, NYC-HHC, Kings County Hospital
Oncology, Heywood Healthcare
ORMC Pride, Orange Regional Medical Center
Palliative Care Team, AtlantiCare Health System
Palliative Care Team, Baystate Medical Center
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Project RESPECT and the SOFAR Clinic, Boston Medical Center
Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, Capital Health
Substance Use Consult Service, Department of Psychiatry, Lifespan - Rhode Island Hospital
Team Hope, Termeer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
The Hope Floor, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
The HOPE Unit- ART7W, Medical University of South Carolina
Threads of Care, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Volunteers, Harmony House of Western Massachusetts
2018 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Chelsea Acock
Sheila Amrhein, MSW, LCSW
Vivian Argento, MD
Christie Atchison, MD
Daniel Becker, MD
Jacqueline Bienenstock, DNP, RN-BC
Emily Biundo, RN, BSN
Catherine Bookless, LCSW-R
Elizabeth Bowers, NP
Bethany Calkins, MD
Jennifer Corado, LCSW
Melody Cunningham, MD, FAAHPM
Joan DeCecile-Germana, MD
Jesse Dice, MSW, LCSW
Andrew Dundin, BS, RN
Matthew Eddleman, MDiv
Kristin Edwards, MD, FACP, CPE
Jason Elias, PhD
Kathleen Ennis Durstine, MDiv,
NCC-APC, CCISM
Mary Evans, PT, DPT, MS
Aimee Farbish, RN, BSN
Emma Fattakhov, MD
Anya Froelich, PsyD, BCBA, COBA
L'Issa Gates, MD, FAAP
Deborah Gibson, PCT
Karissa Gorman, BSN, RN
Neta Greenlief, RN
Dan Hale, MD, FAAP, SFHM
Kim Holman, MDiv, BCCC, CPC
Mark Hudson, MD
Anna Hulbert, MD
Sarah Jenidi, RN, BSN
Karen Jensen, LCSW
Lauren Keefe, RN, MS, ANP/GNP-BC
Kelsey Langworthy, MSW
Frances Leonard, RN, MSN, AOCN
Kenneth Liu, MD, FAANS, FACS
Kathleen Lizotte, MSW
Ruth Mandel, LCSW
Frank Manetta, MD
Leandra McHargue, RN, BSN
Diane McKeyhan, RN
Julia Mendoza, CCLS
Rina Meyer, MD
Amanda Monteverde, RN
Doreen Moreau, MSW
Michael Myette, MD
Nikole Neidlinger, MD
Katie Neuendorf, MD
Helen O'Brien, MDiv, MEd, BCC
Joanne Pascucci, RN
Christa Rogers, BSN, RN, CCRN
Neil Rosenshein, MD
Yamini Saravanan, MD
John Saroyan, MD, FAAHPM, FAAP, HMDCB
Brian Schreck, MA, MT-BC
Margaret Seaver, MD, MPH
Douglas Seglem, DO
Amy Setesak, RN
Ayesha Sooriabalan, MD
Joan Sullivan, RN, BSN, CNRN
Alice Topps, RN, CNIV, CAPA
David Tsai, MD
Alexandra Paige Volk, MD
Mary Washington, LPN
Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, APRN/CNS,
ACHPN, RN-BC
Miranda Wichelns, LCSW
Teams
7A Orthopedic Nurses, Metro Health System
Caregiver Homes Team Evansville
D4 General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dartmouth Hitchcock Palliative Care Volunteers, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Elizabeth House Hospice Healthcare Team, Four Seasons Compassion for Life
The Ellison 16 Team, Massachusetts General Hospital
Elmhurst Palliative Care Team, NYC Health & Hospitals, Elmhurst Hospital
Family Services Team, Midwest Transplant Network
Family Support Services, Children's Health
GBMC's Sexual Assault Forensic Exam/Domestic Violence Program Team,
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Iora Primary Care, Medford
John Muir Wound Services, John Muir Health
Klarman Treatment Team, Klarman Eating Disorders Center - McLean Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Orange County Perinatal Bereavement Team
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team, Massachusetts General
Hospital for Children
Penn Neurocritical Care, University of Pennsylvania
Project RESPECT, Boston Medical Center
Radiology Team, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia
Reliant Medical Group Family Practice
Security Services, Seattle Children's Hospital
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi
University Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center
The University of Chicago MALS Program, The University of Chicago Medical Center
WMCHealth Caregiver Center Team, Westchester Medical Center Health Network
2017 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Harris Baden, MD
Agnes Barden
Melissa Barrois
Charles Berds, PharmD, CDE
Tina Bourdette, MHA, RRT
Karen Budnick, LICSW
Adeline Camelio, BSW
Emily Chavez
Teresa Coco
Michael Cohen, MD
Sara Crouch, LCSW
Richard Deming, MD
Vanna Dest, MSN, APRN, BC, AOCN
Whitney DiGeronimo
Karen Elechko, MSN, RN
Maria Foy, PharmD
Kelly Frey, LPN
Almaz Hagos
Lavinia Halloran, MSN
Tina Heath
E. Angela Heller, LMSW
Dawn Kowalewski
Rebecca Landry, MSW, LCSW
Lois Lipman
Krishelle Marc-Aurele
Agata Marszalek Litauska, MD
Paula McNabb-Ippolito
Joy Miller, BS, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
Rachel Molander, MD
Wayne Neal, MAT, BSN, RN-BC
Howard Nguyen, PharmD
Christine M. Oliveira, MSN, RN
Katherine Puckett, PhD
James Rawson
Jacqueline Roper
Barry Rose, MD
Ute Schmidt
Marie Singleton
Margaret Smith, BSN
Joan Smith-Johnson, BSN
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
Jean Sullivan, MSN, NP
Martha Sweet, MSN, RN
Maryam Bita Tabrizi
Melissa Talamantes
Blissa Tanaka, PharmD
Melissa Taylor
Melissa Tell
Elizabeth Terhune, MA, MS
Lori Trostle, MD
Kimberly Usher, PhD
Karen Lisseth Valdes Zamudio
Elizabeth Won, MD
Sandra Wright-Esber, MA, MSN, CNP
Teams
138B - Presidential Manor, Coatesville VA Medical Center
B5 Care Team, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Methodist Division
Cancer Support Community - Massachusetts South Shore, NVNA - Cancer Support Community
Caring for the Caregiver Committee, OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Charleston VA Emergency Department, Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic Scleroderma Team, Cleveland Clinic
Coatesville VAMC Home Based Primary Care Program, Veteran's Administration
Community Healthcare Workers, Saint Rock Haiti Foundation
Concord Hospital Pelvic Medicine Program, Concord Hospital
Dr. Gary Hartman and the entire team caring for conjoined twins, Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital Stanford
Duke Hyperbarics, The Center of Hyperbaric Medicine at Duke University Hospital
Fenway South End Internal Medicine, Fenway Health
Garden of Grace Hospice, Coatesville VA Medical Center
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Spinal Cord Team, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Guardians of Heroes, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Iora Primary Care - Hyde Park
Med/Surg Team Awesome, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville
National Capitol Polytrauma Team, Veteran's Health Administration
Norton Children's Medical Associates - Broadway
PACT Star Team, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, Children's Health and UT Southwestern
Medical Center
Team Precious, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
The Day Center, Orleans Council on Aging
The University of Missouri ALS Association Clinic Team, University of Missouri Healthcare
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Palliative Care Team
Women's Health Center & Pediatric Clinic Team, Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Women's Integrated Treatment & Recovery Program, VA Boston Healthcare System,
Brockton Campus
Yale-New Haven Hospital MICU Team, Yale Section of Infectious Diseases and Yale AIDS Program,
Yale-New Haven Hospital
2016 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Anne Althausen Plante, MD
Rebecca Andrews, RN
Robert Bach, MD, FACS, MDiv
Heather Baker, RN
Melissa Brown, LCSW
Carol Brown
Jessica Bullington, BSN, RN, CHPN
Elizabeth Canoni, PT, MS, DPT
Cassandra Chambless, RN
Ying Chin, CLSP (NCA)
Dominic Chow, MD, PhD, MPH
Pamela Cook, MSN, WHNP-BC
Tanya Corbitt, RN
William W. Curtis, Jr., MD
Elisabeth Dellon, MD, MPH
Nicole DePace, MS, APRN, ACHPN
Mary DeSeignora, RN
Teresa Eberhart
Pat Ebervein, MEd
Joel Edwards, MD
Barbara Emery
Kristin Fless, MD, FCCP
Lynn Floyd, BSN, RN, CRRN
Mary Foster, RN
Peggy Francis, DNP, RN, MSN, CS,
CUNP, FNP-BC
Arlan Fuller, MD
Janet Gallant-Wood, NP
Laura Gandrud, MD
Raghav Govindarajan, MD
John Halstrom, RN, MBA
Robert Hamilton, MDiv
Janet Handy, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Leland Heller, MD
E. Angela Heller, LMSW
Anne-Marie Hennessy, BSN
Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C
Catherine Hulme-Freudenberger, RN,
BSN, MS, OCN
Anna Jessup, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Angela Kalisiak, MD
Nancy Kelleher, RN, MSN
Jason Konner, MD
Steven Koop, MD
Paul Kornberg, MD
Laura Lagerstrom, BSN, RN
Cara Leuchtenberger, RN, BSN, CHPN
Todd Levin, DO
Mark Lomeo, MD
Kristine Longo, RN, CRRN
Ximena Lopez, MD
Maggie Loyet, RN
Kevin MacDonald, MD
Robert Marlin, MD, PhD, MPH
Gabriela Maron, MD
Frances McCarthy, MS, RN
Margot McComas, RN, CCRN
Rosemarie McGowan, LPN
Aron Mednick, MD
Edith Meyerson, DMin, BCC
Kimberly Murman, MDiv, MBA, BCC
Kathleen Murphy, CRNP
Lauren Mutrie, MD, MSc
Barbara Nice, RN, BSN, ACM
Lynne O'Donnell, MSN
Kitty O'Hare, MD
Daniel Pomerantz, MD, MPH
Uanalee Powell
Celina Puchlerz-Harris
Jacquelyn Quin, MD
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Jeanne Russell
Caroline Sande
Karen Schick, MD*
Barbara Schmock, BSN, MSN, AHN-BC
Holly Sennett, APRN, NP
Jane Serwa, RN
Nitin Shah, MD
Sarah Sjostrom
Sue Steen, RN, MS
Sara Stephens, RN
Elizabeth Stewart, MD
Lisa Tank, MD, FACP, CMD
Debbie Timberlake, BSN
Elizabeth Wallis, MD
Eric Warren, MD
Carl Wenzel, DO
Amanda Wickett-Curtis, PsyD, HSPP
Sam Windham, MD
Lawrence Wolfe, MD
Joyi Yeung
Sara Yuhnke, RN
Teams
2WW Wonder Workers, Abington-Jefferson Health
Perinatal Loss Committee, Abington-Jefferson Health
Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Abington-Jefferson Health
Advanced Psychological Associates & Wellness Center, Advanced Psychological
Associates & Wellness Center
Medically Integrated Crisis Community Support Team (MICCS), Advocate
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Aspen House Care Partners, Aspen House Assisted Living
Pediatric Diabetes Program, Banner Cardon Children's Medical Center
Psychiatric Immediate Care Clinic (PICC), CHI Health
Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, Cleveland Clinic
Bedford Hepatitis C Clinic, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Felix's Care Team, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
GBMC NICU Team, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU), Lehigh Valley Health Network
Palliative Care, Maimonides Medical Center
MGH Breast Cancer Team, Massachusetts General Hospital
ReynoldsSmithDickerson, MD Anderson
Team MICU, Medical University of South Carolina
Outpatient GI Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers of MetroHealth, MetroHealth Medical Center
Comprehensive Cancer Support Program Patient and Family Resource Center,
North Carolina Cancer Hospital, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill
GAP Consult Team, Northwell Health
Cotswold Medical Clinic, Novant Health
Center of Excellence in Palliative Care, Penn State Health
Rock Cove Lead Team, Rock Cove Assisted Living
Complex Care Management, San Francisco Health Network
3N - Oncology, St. Joseph's Hospital
BayCare, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
Retinoblastoma Team, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inpatient Clinical Team, Virginia Treatment Center for Children
EP 4-7, Yale-New Haven Hospital
2015 Honorable Mentions
Individuals
Abigail Baird Waldman, MD
Mari Bentley, MD, MPH
Janice Bickett, OSF
Cameron Brown, D.Min.
Joey Burke, MSN, RN
Anne Butler, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Connie Catron, APN, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Lizabeth Chockley, RN, MSN, NP
Dominic Chow, MD, MPH
Jan Clark, LCSW, ACHP-SW
Kevin Clifford, MD
Donna Coletti, MD
Betsy Corman*
John Costello, MA, CCC-SLP
Kenneth Cubert, MD
Paul Cunningham
Patrick Curtin, EMT
Marie Alberte Daniel
Elana Dekkers, MD
Bradford Dickerson, MD
Kevin Emerick, MD
Fernando Espi Forcen, MD
Pamela Euans
Shelley Evans, MT-BC, ACC, CDP, AC-BC
Karen Fasciano, Psy.D
Amanda Faust, BSN RN
Michel Fayad, MD
Kristin Fless, MD, FCCP
Lauren Foley, RN
Allen Gabriel, MD, FACS
Mary Beth Geise, RN
Christopher Gordon, MD
Melody Hackfeld, RNC
E. Angela Heller, LMSW
Fraser Cummins Henderson, Sr., MD
Donna Hovey, RN, BSN, MPPM, CEN, CCRN
Mark Ibsen, MD
Erica Jones, MD, FACC
Kristine Kennedy
Rose Knapik, RN, BS, CCM
Caroline Kuhlman, NP
Stephen Kurachek, MD
Mike LaFerney, RN, PHCNS, BC, LMHC, PhD
Rabbi Karen Landy
Kathleen Lang, BSN, RN
David Lautz, MD, FACS
Quang Lee, MD, MPH
Gail Libowsky, NP
Debra Mazza, MEd, LAC, CGC
Karen Messier, MSN, RN, AOCN
David Miller, PhD
Shane Mills, DO
Elizabeth Mobassaleh, RN
Lauren Moo, MD
Sean Murray, FNP
Farzaneh Nabizadeh, MD
Joseph O'Donnell, MD
Betsy O'Hara, OTR, CIMI
Robb Paulk, RN
Laura Robbins, DPT
Ellen Robinson, RN, PhD
Lipi Roy, MD, MPH
Robert Rubin, MD*
Darlene Sawicki, NP
Aziza Shad, MD
Christine Shaughnessy
Lisa Stephens, MSN, APRN, ACHPN
Andrea Stutesman, MD
Leyda Su Ham, DO
Lisa Tank, MD
Tanis Taylor, LMFT
Rebecca Udermann
Guillermo Umbria, CHI, CMI
Aura Valverde, LCSW
Judith Vechmamontien, BSN, RN, BC
Sonia Velez, MD, JD
Sunil Verma, MD, MPH
Vincent Waite, MD, MPH
Beth Wagner, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN
Ann Webster, PhD
Roger Wells, PA-C
Carol Williams, LPN
Susan Willoughby, RN*
Lawrence Wolfe, MD
Pamela Wood, RN
Joanne Wozniak
Karen Yohn-Williams, RN, CWON
Jeffrey Zesiger, MD
* posthumous recognition
Teams
Acute Care Team, Lasting Hope Recovery Center
Arthur D. Emil Caregiver Support Center, Montefiore Medical Center
Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication Facilitator Team, Cleveland Clinic
Child Study Center, Cook Children's Health Care System
Endoscopy Team, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
Hospice of Marshall County, Hospice of Marshall County
Inpatient Palliative Care Team, Kaiser Permanente-Holy Cross Hospital
Midwifery Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth
Midwifery Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mind-Body Medicine Team, Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southwestern
Regional Medical Center
Outpatient Burn Center Team, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Palliative Care Consult Service Team, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Palliative Care Team, Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Palliative Care Team, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Palliative Care Team, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Palliative Care Team, LAC + USC Medical Center
Palliative Care Team, Morristown Medical Center
Palliative Care Team, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Pediatric Bereavement Committee, New Hampshire's Hospital for Children- Elliot Hospital
Pediatric Hospice Team, Care Dimensions
Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center Staff, Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Team, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pickerington Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Team,
OhioHealth Neighborhood Care
Six Garden Oncology Unit, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
St. Jude for Life Clinical Team, St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital
StepDown Unit, St. Jude Medical Center
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