South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives Leadership Awards

The fifth annual Nursing Leadership Awards, sponsored by the South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (SFONE), was recently held at the Marriott Miami-Dadeland. SFONE and the North Broward Hospital District’s (NBHD) Chief Nursing Officers Lanie Ward, RN, BSN, MBA, CNAA, BGMC; Kimberley Jutras, RN, MBA, CNAA, BC, CSMC; Mark Sprada, RN, BSN, MBA, IPMC; and Donna Small, RN, BSN, MBA, NBMC, recognized nurse managers who improved their units’ performances in the areas of patient, physician, and staff satisfaction as well as positive patient outcomes.

Back row (left to right): Eileen Manniste, Nurse Manager, IPMC; Mark Sprada, CNO, IPMC; Kimberley Jutras, CNO, CSMC; Rachelle Zahniser, Nurse Manager, CSMC; Lanie Ward, CNO, BGMC; Donna Small, CNO, NBMC.
Front Row (left to right): Kelly Pallazza, Nurse Manager, NBMC; Betty Ann Ruditz, Nurse Manager, NBMC; Maria Osuch, Nurse Manager, BGMC; Barbara Ensign, Nurse Manager, BGMC.

The NBHD nursing leaders who were honored are:

Broward General Medical Center: Barbara Ensign, RN, Transplant, Med/Surg, and Maria Osuch, RNC, NICU

Coral Springs Medical Center: Rachelle Zahniser, MSN, RN, CEN, ER

Imperial Point Medical Center: Eileen Manniste, RN, PCU

North Broward Medical Center: Kelly Pallazza, MSN, RN, CCRN, PCU/NSU/CCU, and Betty Ann Ruditz, RN, PCCU/CCU

“The NBHD is very fortunate to have such talented nurse managers,” states Kimberley Jutras, chief nursing officer, Coral Springs Medical Center, and Broward County director for SFONE. “We are proud of their accomplishments and contributions to our organization and the community. They are inspirational role models for their peers and staff.”