NCH Clinical Staff Awarded Scholarships to Advance Careers, Enhance Patient Care
Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is proud to announce the recipients of two separate scholarships recently awarded to clinical staff to enhance their professional development as well as the culture of clinical excellence and patient-family centered care at NCH.
The 2012 Kathy Reno Education Scholarship Program awards were made possible through a generous endowment established in 2007 by Kathy Reno, RN, PhD and her husband, John Jartz. The endowment fund was a collective endeavor in which NCH staff and community donors contributed over $100,000, a total then matched by Kathy and John and further funded by NCH. Designed to provide licensed and other clinical staff with the opportunity to receive funding to support educational activities, this initiative helps fund advanced degrees, certifications and the opportunity for staff to attend professional conferences. Kathy Reno was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer at NCH from 1990 to 2006. Kathy's dynamic personality and leadership inspired and empowered staff, and was instrumental in helping NCH achieve Magnet® designation for nursing excellence in 2006. Only six percent of hospitals nation-wide achieve Magnet status.
Focused on advancing education for nurses and nurses-to-be, the 2013 Nursing Education ADVANCE Scholarship Program awards were made possible through the generous support of John and Bea Sonderegger, who are longtime NCH donors and community members. John Sonderegger is also an NCH Foundation trustee. With their gift in late 2011, the Sondereggers offered to match the contributions of NCH employees up to $10,000 to create this scholarship fund in support of nursing education. The scholarship program helps staff who would like to enter the nursing profession, as well as nurses seeking advanced degrees and nationally-recognized specialty certifications.
Congratulations to the following individuals:
2012 Kathy Reno Education Scholarship Award Recipients
• Juliann Barry, Registered Nurse; Pediatrics & Day Surgery Center
• Laura Carlson, Administrative Assistant; GI Center
• Ana Isabel Carteno, Patient Assistant; Emergency Department
• Donna Durgin, Registered Nurse; Home Health
• Vikki Dutra, Registered Nurse; Inpatient Medical Neurology
• Christine Masonick, Registered Nurse; Breast Center
• June Miller, Registered Nurse; Health Information Management
• Aurora Pasillas; Registered Nurse; Medical Observation Unit
• Brandon Pincus; Operating Room Assistant; Surgical Services
• Rosemary Radford, Physical Therapist; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Ewa Rant, Registered Nurse; Critical Care Unit
• Jeanne Richmond, Registered Nurse; Cardiac Cath Lab
2013 Nursing Education ADVANCE Scholarship Program Award Recipients
• Lori Balek, Registered Nurse; Inpatient Medical Neurology
• Juliann Barry, Registered Nurse; Pediatrics & Day Surgery Center
• Rebecca Biga, Registered Nurse; Critical Care Unit
• Felicitas Cacal, Registered Nurse; Labor & Delivery
• Sooa Devereaux, Registered Nurse; Medical Services
• Trini Dio-Feldman, Registered Nurse; Day Surgery Center
• Claudette Johnson, Registered Nurse; Nursing Support Services
• Maria LaRosa, Registered Nurse; Pediatric Emergency Department
• Christine Masonick, Registered Nurse; Breast Center
• Stacey McIntyre, Unit Secretary/Patient Care Technician; Mental Health & Mother Baby
• Karen Perion, Registered Nurse; Inpatient Medical Renal
• Jeanne Richmond, Registered Nurse; Cardiac Cath Lab
• Sisenia Salinas, Registered Nurse; Inpatient Medical Neurology
• Magda Sniadowski, Registered Nurse; Day Surgery Center
• Patty Warren, Registered Nurse; Learning Center