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.
Appointment and Advice Call Center
Gabrielle Fandelle, MSN, RN
Staff Nurse III
Friends of Nursing – Direct Care Partner
Robert Galli
Sr. Staff Assistant
DAISY Nurse Leader Award
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award shines a light on nurse leaders — nurse managers/directors/educators, and assistant nurse managers — who don’t generally have direct patient care as part of their work and create an environment where compassionate, skillful care thrives.
Artika Singh, MSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, ICU
Linzy Davenport, DNP, RN, CENP
Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento Medical Center
Bernadette Gomez, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 5th Floor
Edoardo Morlet, MSN, RN
Quality Nurse Consultant, Quality Department
DAISY Nurse Award
The DAISY Nurse Award for front-line staff recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Prissie Cayan, BSN, RN SCRN
Staff Nurse, 4th Floor
Vanessa Stammler, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, 4th Floor
Hanh Tran-Tutu, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, 5th Floor
Ivy Chatto, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse 5th Floor
Lola Talabi, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, ICU
Michael Woods, ADN, RN
Staff Nurse, Recuperative Skills
Hoa Emily Pascua, ADN, RN
Staff Nurse, ICU
Samantha Stolz, ADN, RN
Staff Nurse, ED
Monica Curry, BSN, RN, CNOR
Staff Nurse, Eye Surgery Center-Rancho
Fanny Burgess, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, 5th Floor
Janette Junio, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, 1 West
Ashley Frost, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, 1 East/1 South
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.
Sacramento Medical Center – 5th Floor Staff
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.
Raelyn Reyes, RT
Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapy
Sergey Kharitonov
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology
Gilbert Asis
Patient Care Technician, 5th Floor
Raquel Zucha
Patient Care Technician, 4th Floor
Polly Sanghera
Emergency Department Tech, ED
Zoe Siavii
Security Officer, Security Services
Myra Alibudbud
Patient Care Technician, 4th Floor
Quintonya Marchall
Unit Assistant, 4th Floor
Maria Priest
Patient Care Technician, 1 West
Daniel Sinyatkin
Housekeeping Aide, Environmental Services
Genet Gizaw
Patient Care Technician, 4th Floor