March 2024 Honoree
Emergency Department 2024
Coord Patient Care Svcs RN MICHELLE PRITZ • Coord Patient Care Svcs RN MICHELE POHAR • Coord Patient Care Svcs RN DORIS NOVELLI • Coord Patient Care Svcs RN EMILY CAPUTO • Coord Patient Care Svcs RN KRISTY KING • Coord Patient Care Svcs RN GOSHIL JOY • Nurse Manager MELISSA HAUSER-DONIA • Nursing Prof Dev Specialist KIMBERLY BOYLE • Patient Care Tech - • Patient Care Tech JESSICA STRICKLAND • Patient Care Tech KEVIN LEE • Patient Care Tech NAKENYA CARTER • Patient Care Tech PATRICIA WILCOX • Patient Care Tech RENEE HUDSON • Patient Care Tech SHAKERA PRITCHETT • Patient Care Tech SHANIYA JOHNSON • Patient Care Tech CONNOR MURT • Patient Care Tech KHAYREE BRYANT • Patient Care Tech OLYMPIA HOWELL • Patient Care Tech JOHN HEALEY • Patient Care Tech - • Patient Care Tech DEMETRIUS ROYSTER • Patient Care Tech DAMARIS JOHNS • Patient Care Tech PORCHE MORRIS • Patient Care Tech TARWANDA LEWIS • Patient Care Tech - • Patient Care Tech MICHELLE MARTIN • Patient Care Tech SHANICE KEYS • Patient Care Tech ALIAH BROWN • Patient Care Tech VALERIE TORRES • Patient Transport Associate CABREIAH BURNS-FERGUSON • Patient Transport Associate - • Registered Nurse AMANDA D'ALBENZIO • Registered Nurse FAITH URBAN • Registered Nurse SIERRA SMITH • Registered Nurse LYNN CASEY • Registered Nurse LOUISE AURISCH • Registered Nurse JESSICA MALONEY • Registered Nurse STEPHEN BEZPALKO • Registered Nurse SUSAN BELL • Registered Nurse LENORE BERNACIAK • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse BREANNA PULEO • Registered Nurse JOSHUA NEAS • Registered Nurse EMILY WEYLER • Registered Nurse ALEXANDRA DAILY • Registered Nurse DAVID PRESTWOOD • Registered Nurse JENNIFER TERESHKO • Registered Nurse KIMBERLY MCCLURE • Registered Nurse CAROLYN KASCHAK • Registered Nurse ASHLEY PABON • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse SHERRY CRUZ • Registered Nurse CARMEN FONG • Registered Nurse MICHAEL DOLNYCKY • Registered Nurse STEVEN MAY • Registered Nurse JESSICA RUBIN • Registered Nurse DALICIA TORREALBA • Registered Nurse PAMELA HATHAWAY • Registered Nurse KELSEY GRIMES • Registered Nurse LILLIAN CANCEL • Registered Nurse LAKIA BRIGHT • Registered Nurse ASHLEY ALBU • Registered Nurse ADELINA FERKO • Registered Nurse KIMBERLY MILLER • Registered Nurse JULIA MARTINEZ • Registered Nurse KATRINA SHERFIELD • Registered Nurse CHERYL BREITWEISER • Registered Nurse BEVERLY EDWARDS • Registered Nurse SYNEARRA MILLS • Registered Nurse DAVID OR • Registered Nurse DENISE BAHR • Registered Nurse KATIE ROONEY • Registered Nurse GIOVANNA FORTUNA • Registered Nurse MELANIE BURDEN • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse KRISTIN BAKER • Registered Nurse CLAUDIA ODELL • Registered Nurse SHA-LYCE MACHUCA • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse SAMANTHA DODD • Registered Nurse MADISON CHEAFSKY • Registered Nurse VICTORIA RAMEY • Registered Nurse AMANDA ELLISON • Registered Nurse TIE'SHA MUNDY • Registered Nurse - • Registered Nurse ANNA MCGILL • Registered Nurse MARISSA MCKAY • Registered Nurse ROSE ELIZIER • Registered Nurse ERICA EDWARDS • RN Unit Per Diem HEATHER HIMLIN • RN Unit Per Diem KAREMA LUCAS • RN Unit Per Diem DAVIDA GOODEN • RN Unit Per Diem - • RN Unit Per Diem MICHAEL BLYZNIUK • RN Unit Per Diem HEATHER MACKENZIE • RN Unit Per Diem KATHERINE MORRILL • RN Unit Per Diem CAROLE ANNE FILIPONE • RN Unit Per Diem - • RN Unit Per Diem COURTNEY ROBERTS • RN Unit Per Diem KATHERINE PAZ • RN Unit Per Diem NIQUE'LA DURHAM-ADAMS • Supply Chain Coordinator JEFFREY MCGINLEY • Supply Chain Coordinator - • Unit Secretary LURA SIGL • Unit Secretary ALEXIS PETACCIO • Unit Secretary ROSEMARIE CORDERO • Unit Secretary DOMINIQUE LYLES • Unit Secretary BRIANNA SCHUBERT • Unit Secretary ELSA MARTINS • Unit Secretary YOLANDA BRIGGS • Unit Secretary SOPHIA PERILLO • Unit Secretary RASHAYA BROWN • Unit Secretary NALIJAH ABDUL-KARIM
Meet our DAISY Team Award recipients for the month of March, the Emergency Department, at Jefferson Frankford Hospital. The ED team was nominated by their manager, who stated, “The Emergency room staff at Frankford Campus is like no other, and their team approach, dedication, and compassion make them stand above the rest. For this reason and many others, we would like to nominate the staff for the DAISY Team Award. The emergency department's caregivers understand the value of collaboration and embrace it. Nobody is alone, no matter how the day is going. The nursing staff works as a team to care for all the patients, whether they come in through the walk-in entrance or the ambulance bay, where many patients arrive by police escort or via Fire Rescue. Our ED expands an entire city block and on a daily basis our nurses provide attention to patients with an array of chief complaints ranging from very young ages to the elderly and everything in between. We have collectively worked in the ED for over 50 years and have definitely had the pleasure of working alongside some of the best nurses. This current group of nursing staff equally demonstrates talent in providing care to their patients. What stands out is their endurance in this ever-changing emergency environment and the career we call nursing. They display and promote the highest level of patient care with attention to the patient’s entire family. Additionally, they work well with multidisciplinary teams to advocate for patients and provide the best care possible. This group of nurses has been able to shine regardless of the post-COVID effects of newly licensed nurses, and the ingenious methods of educating them during school. Their work ethic at the bedside outperforms the nationwide nursing shortage. They accept it and work smart together as a team. Because of the lack of nurses, the team may not be as large on some days, but they always persevere. High staff satisfaction ratings and their continued attendance are evidence that the team has remained positive despite the nursing shortages. We have been present on numerous occasions when a new life was brought into this world, and the challenges that sometimes arise. The beauty of a healthy newborn or the uncertainties of a premature birth, whatever they may face they face it together. The team dynamics are centered on trauma patients, who require multiple hands to stabilize them before transfer to a trauma-designated hospital, especially when multiple arrive at one time. Our staff's handling during such situations has been highly praised and recognized. Our small community ED has seen respectable survival rates for some patients who have been sent to the trauma hospital after starting here. We have frequently offered them the chance to receive ongoing care at a trauma center. During these crucial moments, these nurses collaborate and remain calm while keeping their composure. Our team’s unwavering commitment to working together to achieve our goal of the best possible patient outcomes is always apparent. Despite the fact that nursing leadership has transformed over the past year, testimonials from patients, families, staff members, and leaders about the staff's bravery and fortitude make us feel honored to be in charge of such an incredible group of people. Additionally, this team fundraises and contributes annually to The Karen Smith Scholarship fund for which the leadership team played a big role in attaining endowment. Giving back to the public through crop-picking in the community garden and organizing clothing drives are a few other reasons this team is extraordinary. Their ability to rise to the occasion and tackle any issue including ongoing staffing challenges is why we believe this unit is deserving of the DAISY Team Award recognition.
Thank you for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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