Nurses, Workers At Montclair Hospital Honored For Excellence

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair recently gave a big thumbs up to a crew of nurses and employees who go above and beyond in the name of their patients.

To honor nursing staff and team members, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center holds an annual awards program that recognizes those who “go above and beyond their normal responsibilities to support the delivery of care to patients.”

The Nursing Excellence Awards program is funded by Partners for Health Foundation. Nine awards are presented annually.

The 2021 Nursing Excellence Award winners include:

The Myrtle Phillips Forsyth, R.N. Annual Nursing Award

• Julie Daidone, Cardiac Rehab
• Jacklyn Hunte, Behavioral Health

The Laraja Foundation Professional Nurse Practice Awards for Registered Nurses

• Charlene Wilson, 5West
• Daritza Munoz, Float Pool
• Lanie Piece, Progressive Care Unit
• Ma Julia Arenas, 5East
• Nina Darbouze, Labor and Delivery
• Teresa Grady, ER

The Martin L. Sorger, M.D., Orthopedic Nursing Award

• Melissa Halloran, 4West

EMPLOYEE EXCELLENCE

The hospital also announced its annual Employee Excellence Award winners for 2021. The honorees included:

• AnnMarie Jones, Residency Coordinator, Family Medicine
• Brenda Hargrove, Nursing Assistant, 5West
• Carmen Salgado, Scheduler, Central Scheduling
• Charito Alabado, Nursing Assistant, Intensive Care Unit
• Charlie Weathers, Mental Health Technician, Inpatient Behavioral Health
• Errol Smith, OR Aid, Post Anesthesia Care Unit
• Funda Kilincoglu, Dietetic Technician, Food & Nutrition
• Johanna Garabito, Administrative Assistant, Radiology
• Jolynn Ferrante, Specimen Processing Coordinator, Laboratory
• Lamarkus Towns, Patient Care Technician, Emergency Department
• Luis Perdomo, Housekeeper, Environmental Services
• Matthew Bocian, Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Services
• Monica Rivera, Cardiovascular Technician, Non-Invasive Cardiology
• Neil Assad, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy
• Rocia Acosta, Patient Care Technician, Same Day Surgery

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