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.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Emerging Nurse Leaders of the Year
Erica Dixon, BSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, PACU
Perioperative Services
Suki Sahota, RN
Staff Nurse III
Care Coordination
Kristin Rowden, MSN, RN
Patient Care Coordinator Case Manager, Utilization Management
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.
Stephanie Edwards, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Cristina Pechardo, MSN, RN, CEN
DAISY Nurse Award
The DAISY Nurse Award for front-line staff recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Cristina Pechardo, MSN, RN, CEN
Fe May Rose Aguilar, BSN, RN
Michael Alacar, BSN, RN, CCRN
Dawn Boss, BSN, RN
Cassandra Gonzales, BSN, RN
Jill Hermosa, BSN, RN, SCRN
Paul Laygo, BSN, RN, CCRN
Edgar Meza Flores, BSN, RN
Galina Petrichko, ASN, RN
Ruby Valdez
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.
Krystal Pombo, MSN, RN,CSN, AGCNS-BC
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.
Flores Elias
Norma Rosas Gomez