Individual Nurse Awards:
RN of the year:
3 Northeast: Rosanne Wills, RN, BSN, CPN
LPN of the year:
3 South: Lizette Garcia, LPN
Rookie of the year:
2 North: Cristina Milian, RN, BSN
Leader of the year:
Emergency: Susan Churchill, RN, CPN- Manager
Nursing support staff of the year:
PCC- Judith Bello, CA
Scholar of the year:
OR Support Staff- Raquel Pasaron, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC
Unit base winners:
2E: Anja Thumm, RN
2NE: Ann Lisa Marasigna, RN, BSN
3N: Jacqueline Arocho, RN, BSN, CPN
3E: Lizel Dagum, RN, BSN
3S: Leidy Dominguez, RN
2N: Michele Moreno, RN, BSN
Same Day Surgery: Giselle Menendez, RN, BSN
CICU: Melissa Vidaechea, RN, MSN, PNP-BC
ED/Rapid Care: Abel Guerrero, RN, CPEN
Float/Staff Relief: Mayi Ramirez, RN, BSN, CPN
NICU: Maryanne Pridgen, RN
OR: Rubin Reinis, RN, BSN
PICU: Sourrette Joseph, RN, CPN
Psychiatry: Shirley Kendroza, RN, MSN, APRN-BC
Quality Resources: Mary Blackburn, RN, CPUM
PACU: Saadia Cendeno, RN, BSN
MRI/Radiology: Lizette Gorelick, RN, BSN
UCC-Palmetto Bay- Kathleen Williams-Atkinson, RN
LifeFlight: Holly Olsen, RN, BSN, CCRN
Minor Procedure Suites: Lisa Moose, RN, BSN
Pediatric Care Center: Teresa Mackenzie, RN, BSN, CPN
American Pediatric Surgical Nurses' Association (APSNA) scholarship grant
Raquel Pasaron, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, was awarded the American Pediatric Surgical Nurses' Association (APSNA) scholarship grant at the 19th Annual APSNA Scientific Meeting (May 13-16, 2010).
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.