Northern California Extraordinary Nurse Award
The Northern California Extraordinary Nurse Award Program recognizes and honors 34 individuals each year who exemplify professionalism, compassion, teamwork, excellence, integrity, and patient- and family-centric care in their practice.
Emergency Department
Cheri’ Kronthal, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Emergency Department
Continuum
Mark Joseph P. Rodriguez, BSN, RN
Utilization Review Coordinator
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award shines a light on nurse leaders — directors, managers, assistant managers, and educators — who don’t generally have direct patient care as part of their work and create an environment where compassionate, skillful care thrives.
Verna Bautista, RN
Grace Gabriel, BSN, RN
Krystal Lee, MSN, RN
Molina Lindley, MSN, RN
The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses
The DAISY Award® recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Alhasan Ayman, RN
Gerald Bauzon, BSN, RN
Kimberlee Carino, BSN, RN
Ann Cherian, BSN, RN
Beth Cura, RN
Patrick Johns, BSN, RN
Michelle Jose, BSN, RN
Quyen Lam, MSN, RN, CWCN, PHN
Vicente Lebrilla, RN
Katherine Lee, BSN, RN
Cruz Maria Cleofe, BSN, RN
DeMarco Michael, MS, BSN, RN
Eric Ngoon, RN
Eleanor Pascual, RN
Patricia Poggio, RN
Thomas Timbreza, BSN, RN
Crisanto Valconcha, RN
Pearl Wilson, BSN, RN
Myrrha Yee, RN
Jung Youngin, BSN, RN
Sareena Zeidan, BSN, RN
Xiaona Zhang, RN
PETAL Award
The Performing Exceptional Tasks and Affirming Lives (PETAL) Award honors our partners in care. It recognizes the hard work of caregivers in non-nursing roles, from housekeeping and dietary services, who partner with nurses to deliver excellent, compassionate care for our members and the community.
Erwin Andrade, Med/Tele
Emmanuel Franni, OR
April Ventanilla, Med/Tele
Every Day Heroes
The Everyday Heroes Awards honor individuals and teams who live our service values of Safety, Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, and Efficiency in every interaction. These heroes consistently go above and beyond to make a meaningful difference for our patients, families, and colleagues every day.
TPMG Honorable Mention: Darwin Arnaiz, BSN, RN
TPMG Leadership Honorable Mention: DaShaunn Woolard, DNP, MSA, RN, NE-BC
TPMG Team Honorable Mention: Ambulatory Treatment Center
KFH Leadership Winner: Maria “Tess” Casing, BSN, RN, CMSRN