30th annual celebration at Griffin Hospital in Derby recognizes nurses

3 presented with Nightingale Award

Griffin Hospital Vice President of Patient Care Barbara Stumpo, at right, recognized Griffin Hospital nurses, from left, Jamie Perdo, RN, BSN, RN-BC, of Branford, Ashley D'Agostino, RN, BSN, WCC, of Oakville, and Cheryl Tompkins, RN, BSN, of West Haven, as winners of the 2016 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital recently held its 30th Annual Nurse Day Celebration to honor its more than 330 staff nurses and present awards to those nurses who delivered exceptional care during the year.

Ashley D'Agostino, RN, BSN, WCC, of Oakville, Jamie Perdo, RN, BSN, RN-BC, of Branford, and Cheryl Tompkins, RN, BSN, of West Haven, were named 2016 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing winners.

Originally developed by the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut, the Nightingale Award celebrates outstanding nurses and elevates the nursing profession. 
The goals of the Nightingale Award program are to encourage retention, inspire future nurses, focus public attention and recognize the breadth and scope of nursing practice at the local level.

Griffin Hospital President and CEO Patrick Charmel and Vice President of Patient Care Barbara Stumpo, right, presented Jamie Perdo of Branford with The 2015 Outstanding Nurse of the Year Award./ Contributed photo

Jamie Perdo, a seven-year employee of the hospital, works on the inpatient floors and assumed the role of temporary Clinical Manager of 2 North A when needed last year. 
Her colleagues recognized Perdo as a silent leader on her unit, training new nurses, taking charge in difficult situations and strengthening the hospital’s commitment to patient safety. 
She recently traveled to Tigoni Hospital in Kenya with a team from Griffin Hospital as part of a World Health Organization program to teach hand hygiene and other ways to provide safer, more reliable care in Africa.

“Jamie takes her role as a nurse to heart,” Griffin Hospital Vice President of Patient Care Barbara Stumpo said. 
“She is the type of nurse who shows enthusiasm in all she does. She is a patient advocate who goes the extra mile to ensure her patients, their families, and her co-workers have what they need.”

The celebration also recognized Ursula Zajac, RN, of Bethany, with The Marie Santini Perioperative Nursing Excellence Award; Lisa Hyland, RN, of Naugatuck, with The Richard Stivala, M.D., Obstetric Nursing Excellence Award; Michelle Tirella, RN, of Ansonia, with The Mary Schumacher Leadership Award; Samantha Case, RN, of Seymour, with the Donald Torok Memorial Scholarship; Jennifer Ricuarte, RN, of Seymour, with The Mary Nelligan Award for Continuing Education; and Kristen Nesta, RN, of Oxford, with the Shirley Yale Memorial Scholarship.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.