Awards and Recognitions: December 2024

Awards and Recognitions: December 2024

Organizations

• Banner Health has been recognized by Forbes magazine on its prestigious list of “America’s Best Employers By State,” ranking as the No. 1 employer in Wyoming.
  
  
• HPNA Announces 2025 Fellows in Palliative Care Nursing:  The designation of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN) is bestowed upon HPNA members who have made significant contributions to HPNA, the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), and/or the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), while also impacting the field of hospice and palliative nursing.
• Kristin Akers, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN® 
• Meggan Mikal, DNP, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, CPNP-PC, CHPPN®, FPCN®
• Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FPCN®
• Shila Pandey, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®
• These individuals will be recognized at the 2025 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care in Denver, Colo.
• The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation announces 2025 Emerging Leaders Award Recipients: Jarryd Blanchard, BSN, RN, CHPN®, CHPPN®; Alexa Bobelis, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC; Jessica Casey, MSN, RN, BS-Kin, CHPN®; Lei Cheng, PhD, RN; Leah V. Estrada, PhD, RN; Shena Gazaway, PhD, CHPN®; RN Kimberlee Grier, PhD, BSN, RN, CHPN® CHPPN®; Andrew Harte, MSN, AGNP-C, ACHPN®; Jacqueline Higginbottom, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN®; Hannah Holbrook, RN; Savannah Horvick, BSN, RN; L. Alison Lyon, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN®; Natalie Marie Mansouri, BSN, CHPN®, RN; Joshua McCullough, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN®; Ryan Murphy, MSN, RN, AGNP-C, ACHPN®; Hannah Murphy Buc, PhD, RN; Scott Nguy, DNP, FNP-C; Jyotsana Parajuli, PhD, RN; Arienne Patano, BSN, RN; Carlie Pierorazio, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN®; Emily Pupo, BSN, RN; Margaret Cannon Root, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CHPPN®; Lacy Rugaber-Williams, BSN, RN, CHPN®, CHPPN®, CCM; Christina Lynn Savage, CRNP; B. Elias Snyder, PhD, FNP-C, ACHPN®; Grace Tervin, MSN, RN, CHPPN®; Caitlin Tomko, DNP, FNP-C, ACHPN®; Brandon M. Varilek, PhD, RN, CCTC, CNE, CHPN®; Chava Vidal, BSN, RN, CHPN®; Kimberly Woodford, DNP, MSN, RN, CHPN®
  
  
• Trinity Health Ann Arbor has received recognition as a 2025 Best Hospital for Black America, recently announced by BlackDoctor.org (BDO), a national leader in Black health and wellness. This award recognizes hospitals nationwide that provide exceptional care to Black patients, an achievement of significance in today’s health care landscape. Click here for Trinity Health's Hospice Care.

Individuals

• Phillip Heath, President & CEO, Samaritan Hospice, South Jersey Magazine’s Men of the Year
  
  
• Tom Koutsoumpas, CEO, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), was selected for a 2024 Fierce [Pharma’s] 50 Award honoree in the Innovation category
  
  
• Angie Mey, Manager of Home Health and Hospice at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics has been selected for 2025 Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse of the Year (CHPN)
  
  
• Cara Pace, CEO of United Hospice and HPCANYS Board Member, has been selected as one of this year's "Responsible 100" by City & State. 
  
  
• Telios Collaborative Network (TCN) announces Third Annual Care As It Should Be Award Winners
• Crystal Thomas, CNA II CHPNA, Tillery Compassionate Care 
• Carol Vanderwerf, RN Case Manager, Ancora Compassionate Care
• Jamie DeKorte, RN Case Manager, Emmanuel Hospice
• Kathy Johnson, Hospice Aide, Ancora Compassionate Care
• Teleios Announces Teleios University Graduates
• Justin Bryant, National Director of Payer Engagement, Teleios Collaborative Network
• Sue Ann Hamby, Chief Quality Officer, Four Seasons, the Care You Trust
• Alicia McKinnon, CNA Team Lead, Tillery Compassionate Care
• Kayla Oboyle, Team Leader Support Services, ANCORA Compassionate Care
• Lauren Purdy, Vice President of Employee and Volunteer Solutions, Four Seasons, the Care You Trust
• Robin Rose, Intake/Access Coordinator, Tillery Compassionate Care
• Jeanne Slayton, Growth Team Leader, ANCORA Compassionate Care
• Emily Stamey, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Regional Director Palliative Care (West), Four Seasons, the Care You Trust
• Melissa Williams, Director of Social Services, Hospice of Eastern Idaho