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Kaleida Health Honors Nurses at Awards Ceremony

Released: 5/9/2012

Kaleida Health’s Outstanding Staff RNs, (from left to right), Amanda Austin, RN, BGMC; Karen Whittall, RN, DMH; Amber Drews, RN, BGMC (formerly from MFG); Ashley Hess, RN, MFS; and Sonja Robinson, RN, BS, VNA. Not pictured: Jayme Reyome, RN, WCHOB

In honor of Nurses Week, an awards ceremony was held Tuesday, May 8, at the Buffalo General Medical Center during which Kaleida Health's outstanding RNs, LPNs, and UAPs (Unlicensed Assistive Personel) were honored.  Congratulations to the following award winners and to all our our nurses. 

Buffalo General Medical Center & Gates Vascular Institute	NAME	DEPARTMENT
Staff Nurse of the Year	Amanda Austin, RN	15 North
Staff Nurse of the Year	Amber Drews, RN (formerly from MFG)	Neuro Stepdown
Outstanding LPN	Elizabeth Koszuta, LPN	GI Lab
Rising Star RN	Alisa Pasnik, RN	15 North

 

DeGraff Memorial Hospital	NAME	DEPARTMENT
Staff Nurse of the Year	Karen Whittall, RN	4 West
Outstanding LPN	Mary Nowocien, LPN	SNF
Outstanding UAP	Maria Vega	MRU
Outstanding UAP	Tricia Steele	SNF
Rising Star RN	Jennifer Kowalski, RN	ED
Rising Star RN	Jack Miljour, RN	SNF

 

Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital	NAME	DEPARTMENT
Staff Nurse of the Year	Ashley Hess, RN	2 Southeast
Outstanding UAP	Matthew Paoletti	Float Pool
Rising Star RN	April Adamo, RN	2 North

 

Visiting Nursing Association of WNY	NAME	DEPARTMENT
Staff Nurse of the Year	Sonja Robinson, RN, BS	Infusion Therapy
Outstanding LPN	Darian Devonshire, LPN	Team 3
Nurse of Distinction	Donna Hamilton, RN	Team 6

 

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo	NAME	DEPARTMENT
Staff Nurse of the Year	Jayme Reyome, RN	NICU
Outstanding LPN	Joanne Kilianski, LPN	Mother/Baby Unit
Outstanding UAP	Lindsay Taylor	Procedures
Rising Star RN	Dawn Collier-Hezel, RN	Labor & Delivery