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St. Mary’s Medical Cleveland Clinic Florida Honors
South Florida's
Center Honors Women of Excellence
Monthly
DAISY Award at Sapphire Luncheon Healthcare Newspaper
Winner
PO Box 812708
Boca Raton, FL 33481-2708
St. Mary’s Medical Center recently Phone: (561) 368-6950
presented the DAISY Award to ICU
nurse Antonio Sanchez-Perez. In
addition to being considered a men- Website:
tor to new nurses and a role Donna Small, CNO, with www.southfloridahospitalnews.com
model for his entire unit, Antonio Sanchez-Perez
Antonio’s co-workers say he pro- CHARLES FELIX
vides support and a sense of tranquility in the most stressful situ- CAROL FELIX
ations. Publishers

Holy Cross Hospital (l-r) Kathleen Cannon, Linda B. Carter, Madeline M. Pumariega, NANCY LAMMIE
Ramola Ramesh Motwani, and Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Editor
Presents William
Cleveland Clinic Florida recognized five South Florida JUDY GRAMM
"Wil" U. Daley Jr. “Women of Excellence” at the inaugural Sapphire Luncheon. Editorial Manager & Webmaster
Hosted by the Women’s Professional Staff Association (WPSA) at
with DAISY Award Cleveland Clinic Florida, the event honored women in the com- JMC GRAPHICS
munity who are innovative leaders achieving professional and per- Art/Production
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412-835-5796
the cardiovascular intensive care unit The Sapphire honorees are:
at Holy Cross Hospital, has received Business - Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
a 2017 DAISY Award for the respect Cruises Lisa Bianco
and empathy he has for patients William U. Daley Jr. Entrepreneur - Ramola Ramesh Motwani, Chairwoman and Daniel Casciato
and their families. CEO of Merrimac Ventures
Daley was nominated by the daughter of a patient in his care, Community Service - Linda B. Carter, President/CEO of the Barbara Fallon
who wrote, “(My dad) was brought to the CV-ICU exhausted and Community Foundation of Broward Vanessa Orr
scared. William met us there. He took care of Dad’s medical needs Healthcare - Kathleen Cannon, CEO/President of United Way Lois Thomson
but also saw him as a person. I felt the respect and admiration he of Broward County
had for my father and the trust he placed in learning and respect- Education - Madeline M. Pumariega, Chancellor of 28 colleges
ing his wishes. I felt I had a partner in the care for the most impor- that make up the Florida College System LOOK FOR OUR
tant person in my life.”
Holy Cross Hospital Names NEXT ISSUE
Holy Cross Hospital 2017 Cancer Survivor of the Year IN DECEMBER

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Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center
is proud to name NICU nurse Eileen
Penque as its newest DAISY Award
winner. She was honored for her Eileen Penque Don’t forget to include
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