Miami, FL – On Friday, March 5, 2010, Dr. Narendra Kini, President and CEO of Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) recognized 328 employees who have served the hospital for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 years at an annual awards dinner. The following employees have been committed to improving the lives of pediatric patients at MCH for over 25 years:
25 years of service:
Juan P. Ampuero Jr., Neuroscience Center
James L. Brown, Plant Operations
Celefena Freeman, Supply Chain Central Service
Antonio Gandarela, Environmental Services
Pura M. Gandarela, Environmental Services
Michele Ivey-Hampton, Palmetto Bay - UCC Nursing
Hilma McCook, Radiology
Juan Carlos Rabionet, Marketing - Biomedical Photography
Diosdado Rodriguez, Pulmonary Care
Deborah C. Vaidya, Finance & Accounting
30 years of service:
Josephine Byrd-Charlton, Palmetto Bay - Patient Access
Norma Carrero, Food and Nutrition Services
Howard M. Fistel, Pharmacy
Lisa Gerardo, Food and Nutrition Services
Anrood Harricharran, Main Laboratory
Sharon L. Howell, Staff & Community Education
Norma Ryder, Laboratory Support & Administration
Indrawatie M. Leelum, Communications
Mary Mulcahy, Neonatal ICU
Nancy Lynn Perdomo, Emergency Services
Nery Quintana, Emergency Services
Milagros D. Tablante, CICU Support Staff
35 years of service:
Angela Y. Capers, Food and Nutrition Services
Thomas Fisher, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
Susan Gavila, Main Laboratory
Carol L. Roach, Heart Station
Ethel Wilson Young, Pediatric ICU
40 years of service:
Ruby J Weston, Cardiac Critical Care
50 years of service:
Donnie M. Daniels, Care Assistant
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.