Patricia Dean, MSN, ARNP, PNP-BC- 2008 Hospital Hero of the Year from the Florida Hospital Association (FHA).
Deborah Del-Favero, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPN- Nominee 2008 South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (SFONE) Leadership Award.
Jackie Gonzalez, MSN, ARNP, NEA-BC, FAAN- 2008 Alumni of Distinction Award, University of Miami
Evelyn Gonzalez-Morlate, RN-BC, MSN- 2008 Professional Advocate, Advance for Nurses
2008 Nurse of the Year Winners
RN of the year:
CICU: Emily Zubira, RN, BSN
LPN of the year:
MRI: Teresa Sanchez, LPN, (now RN)
Rookie of the year:
PICU: Janice Serrano, RN, BSN
Leader of the year:
PICU: Pat Thorpe, RN, BSN
Nursing support staff of the year:
3 Northeast: Reyna Amador, CA
Research Award Winner:
Joanne Nieves, MSN, ARNP, PNP, CPN
Evidence Based Practice Award:
Alison Scheflow, RN, BSN, CCRN
Unit Winners
2E: Rochelle Gabas, RN, BSN
2NE: Monica Brown, RN, MSN, CPN
3N: Tracee Smith, RN, BSN
3NE: Adam Fader, RN, BSN
3S: Claudia Alfonso, RN
Same Day Surgery: Irene Bowers, RN
3E: Vivian Gimon, RN, CPN
ED/Rapid Care: David Pastor, RN, BSN, CPN
Float/Staff Relief: Lisa Morgan, RN, MSN
NICU: Viviana Gonzalez, RN, BSN
OR: Enio Ortega, RN, BSN
PICU: Sandra Wiley, RN, BSN
Psychiatry: Nova Franklin-Bremmer, RN
Quality Resources: Charity Zayas, RN
PACU: Maria Morales-Ojeda, RN
MRI/Radiology: Margot Sarratea, RN, CPN
South Dade Center: Carmen Rodriguez, RN, BSN, CPN
Support Department: Jane Salvaggio, ARNP, MSN
IV Team: Alicia Lue, RN
Pediatric Care Center: DeDe Lichtman, RN, BSN
Afterhours: Monica Hawkins, RN, BSN
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.