Through our awards programs, we recognize nurses and care partners who exemplify excellence and provide high-quality, compassionate care to our members and patients.
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.
Perioperative Services
Cherry David, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV
Medical Offices or Outpatient Services
Dorothy Laine, RN
Staff Nurse II, Laser Surgery Department
Union City Medical Offices
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.
Russell Cuenca, RN
Rajwinder Dhillon, MSN, RN
Arbie Estabillo, MSN, RN, CNL
Jolly Kutty Samuel, BSN, RN
Celine Thomas , MSN, RN
Lady Kathleen Torres, BSN, RN
DAISY Nurse Award
The DAISY Nurse Award for front-line staff recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Christine Balbarais, BSN, RN
Joseph Charles Beck, RN
Clarita Bolotaolo, RN
Doreen Davidson, BSN, RN
Michelle Haney , BSN, RN
Lisa Meyers-Jones, RN
Heather Rush, RN
Healther Rush , BSN, RN
Harinder Sahota
Aaron Semana , DNP, RN
Meenkashi Sharma , MSN, RN
Melanie Tsao, BSN, RN
DAISY Team Award
The DAISY Team Award honors collaboration by 2 or more people led by a nurse who identifies and meets patient and/or patient family needs by going above and beyond the traditional role of the nurse.
Rajwinder Dhillon, MSN, RN, and her team
PETAL Award
(Allied Health Friends of Nursing) — The PETAL Award is for interdisciplinary non-nurses. 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.
Inderpreet Singh, BSN, RN