Congratulations to the 28 YNHH nurses who received Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing May 2. The award program was developed by the VNA South Central to celebrate outstanding nurses and elevate the nursing profession. This year’s YNHH Nightingales are: Carolyn Federici, RN, Branford High School-Based Health Center; Stephanie DeMaio, RN, Medicine (EP 4-7); Jacinta Siegman, RN, Endoscopy/GI; Emily Criscuolo, RN, Geriatric Medicine (Celentano 3); Vera DaCorte, RN, Neuroscience and Epilepsy; Catherine Coates, RN, SRC MICU; Bertie Chuong, RN, Center for Professional Practice Excellence; Tomas Rodriguez, RN, YSC SICU; Ellen Tilton, RN, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Long Wharf); Maria Greco, RN, SRC MICU; Jennifer Haggerty, RN, YSC MICU; Megan Renzoni, RN, Orthopedic Surgery (EP 7-7); Ashley Carle, RN, Heart and Vascular Center Med-Surg Stepdown; Karen Lynch, RN, Women’s Services Infusion; Cynthia Fusco, RN, Transplantation and Liver Unit; Gretchen Lamprea, RN, Orthopedic Surgery (EP 7-7); Jeannie Jones, RN, Trumbull Smilow Cancer Care Center; Jill Panaroni, RN, Surgery (Verdi 3 South); Nora Frado, RN, North Haven Heart and Vascular Center; Georg’Ann Bona, RN, Psychiatric Services Administration; Alexandra Barlow, RN, Trauma Surgery; Dana Robinson, RN, SRC OR; Melissa Parniawski, RN, SRC SICU; Karen Reyes Benzi, RN, Infusion 7 and Day Hospital; Kellie Finch, RN, Pediatric Surgery Center; Gale Glover, RN, SRC OR; Jennifer Chiodo, RN, YSC Adult PACU; and Paul Fontanez, RN, YSC Adult PACU.
