Our annual Nursing Excellence Awards allow us to celebrate the more than 8,000 dedicated nurses who care for patients in our hospitals, neighborhood health centers, in home care and every corner of our health care system. Every day, our nurses reach beyond their routine duties to ensure patients are taking better charge of their own health and the health of their families. We thank them for all they do.
Watch video highlights of the 2020 Nursing Excellence Virtual Awards
Bronx
Mark Winston Yao, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Eunice Kwarteng, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Jenecia Valle, RN, BSN, CCRN
Supervisor of Nurses
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
Excellence in Education and Mentorship
Mary Shalvey, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Lily Ashun, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Bertila Sanchez, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Brooklyn
Megan Alyssa Leyesa, MSN, BSN, RN-BC
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Shantie Jagnarine, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Marie Carline Charles, RN
Head Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Roxanna M. Garcia, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
John Riley, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/ Woodhull
Excellence in Home, Community and Ambulatory Care
Chika Onyia, MSN, RN
Accountable Care Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Manhattan
Bryan Daulo, RN, BSN
Assistant Director of Nursing
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Oluwabunmi Akinseye, MSN, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Irene Burdett, RN, BSN
Head Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Lissette Maestre, RN, BSN
Assistant Director of Nursing
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Sydenham
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Queens
Dariana Infanzon, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Bindu Rai, RN, MPA
Supervisor of Nurses
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Excellence in Volunteerism and Service
Lowelia Avellana, RN, BSN
Assistant Head Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Cynthia Speed, RN, BSN
Head Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Parsons
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Staten Island
Maria Acosta, RN, BSN
Assistant Director of Nursing
NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Martha Herrera, RN
Staff Nurse
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
Correctional Health
Eun Lee Kim, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services
Excellence in Clinical Nursing
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