Nurse Excellence Awards
Jersey City Medical Center is committed to recognizing the exceptional practice and commitment of its nursing staff in addressing the strategic priorities of the organization. Nursing staff are supported in their professional development and opportunities for recognition by peers is provided. Each year our nursing staff nominates their peers whose performance exemplify the characteristics of Transformational Leadership, Exemplary Professional Practice, Structural Empowerment, New Knowledge Innovations and Improvement, and Empirical Outcomes. Our patient care technicians also nominate peers who exemplify the highest standards of patient care for the Excellence and Care award. Additional colleagues are also honored with our Interprofessional Collaboration award.
2025 Nurse Excellence Award Recipients
- Transformational Leadership: Heidi Milad, BSN, RN
- Structural Empowerment: Evangeline Cagas, BSN, RN
- Exemplary Professional Practice: Mariae Lapus, BSN, RN
- New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements: Sheila Policastro, BSN, RN
- Empirical Outcomes: Siza Patel, BSN, RN
- Interprofessional Collaboration: Deborah Adamo-Collins, RD; Mariana Escate, RD; Priscilla Hurtado, BSN, RN; Sarah Lam, RD; and Valentyna Tabaka, BSN, RN
- Partners in Excellence and Care: Rosario Syphrett
- Rita Smith “Get Back to School” Award: Anabela Cunha-Almeida, BSN, RN
