OMAHA MAGAZINE • OMAHA’S PREMIER PUBLISHER
5921 South 118 Circle • Omaha, Nebraska 68137 • 402.884.2000 • 402.884.2001 [fax]
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2015
Omaha Magazine Announces Finalists In The Inaugural
Excellence In Nursing Awards
Omaha Magazine will honor nurses and their extraordinary contributions to patients, their
families, the nursing profession, and the healthcare system at the inaugural Omaha Magazine
Excellence in Nursing Awards on April 23, 2015, at the Omaha Press Club. The awards are
designed to honor the region’s outstanding nursing professionals.
Nurses in 18 care categories were nominated through open voting by the public in a process
that detailed how each professional’s actions made an important difference in the life of those
they serve. A prestigious national panel reviewed each submission and selected both the
finalists and winners in each category.
The finalists will be featured in the May/June issue of Omaha Magazine.
Sponsoring the Excellence in Nursing Awards are Methodist College of Nursing, Madonna
Rehabilitation Hospital, LifeNet, and College of St. Mary.
Omaha Magazine is the flagship product of Omaha Publications, whose other titles include
Omaha Home, B2B, Encounter, 60PLUS, and HerFamily.
event director
ERIN COX
[email protected]
402-884-2038
cell 402-208-8382
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OMAHA MAGAZINE • OMAHA’S PREMIER PUBLISHER
5921 South 118 Circle • Omaha, Nebraska 68137 • 402.884.2000 • 402.884.2001 [fax]
Omaha Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards Finalists:
Acute Care/Family Practice
Management/Nurse Executive
• Kim Hayes, Nebraska Medicine
• Jodeena M. Kempnich, CHI Health
• Bianca Meehan, Omaha VA Medical Center
• Tracy Doebelin, CHI Health Bergan
• Katherine Girard, ITT Tech
• Linda Norton, CHI Health Lakeside
Cardiovascular
Neurology/Psychology/
Behavioral Health
• Bridget Boeckman, Nebraska Medicine
• Kim Robison, Methodist Hospital
• Jenny Strawn, Children’s Hospital
and Medical Center
Community Care/
Ambulatory Care
• Carolyn Carr, CHI Health Lakeside
• Ira Combs, UNMC
• Sarah Martensen, CHI Health Midlands
Educator
• Elizabeth Lynn Beam, UNMC
• Joyce Black, UNMC College of Nursing
• Kathleen Zaijic, College of St. Mary
Hospice/Home Health/
Palliative Care
• Jena Ann Fosdick, Saint Jude Hospice
• Diane McGee, Nebraska Medicine
• Jennifer Kaluza, Nebraska Medicine
• Monica Bentzinger, Nebraska Medicine
• Amy Jo Patten, Nebraska Medicine
• Crystal Pearon, Nebraska Medicine
Oncology
• Cheryl Bohacek, Methodist Hospital
• Whitney Knuth, Nebraska Medicine
Pediatrics – Neonatal
• Jamie Jensen, Methodist Women’s Hospital
• Nancy Murray, Methodist Women’s Hospital
• Catherine Stanton, Nebraska Medicine
Pediatrics – Non-neonatal
• Anisa Hoie, Children’s Hospital
and Medical Center
• Kristie Schwab, Children’s Hospital
and Medical Center
• Susan Steinke, Children’s Respite
Care Center
event director
ERIN COX
[email protected]
402-884-2038
cell 402-208-8382
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OMAHA MAGAZINE • OMAHA’S PREMIER PUBLISHER
5921 South 118 Circle • Omaha, Nebraska 68137 • 402.884.2000 • 402.884.2001 [fax]
Omaha Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards Finalists:
Rehabilitation
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• Katie Pearson, Methodist Hospital
• Lesha Murphy, Methodist Hospital
• Mary Jane Egan, Life Net
and Nebraska Medicine
• Ellen Long, Omaha VA Medical Center
School
• Bridgette Laney, CHI Health Midlands
• Lindsey Gross-Rhode, Plattsmouth
School District
• Jillian Sisson, Nebraska Methodist College
Orthopedics
• Chris McLouth, Nebraska
Orthopaedic Hospital
• Angie Pfeiffer, CHI Health Lakeside
Senior Services
Intensive Care
• Shannon Dobey, Omaha VA Medical Center
• Dawn Truckenbrod, Brookestone Meadows
• Kathleen Wooley, Life Care Center
of Elkhorn
• Kelly Renee Goetschkes, UNMC
• Keri Kennon, CHI Health Lakeside
• Kimberly Sieck, CHI Health
Women’s Health
For more information, contact Erin Cox,
Event Director at Omaha Magazine, at erin@
omahamagazine.com or 402-884-2038.
• Teresa Kenney, Pope Paul VI Institute
• Sharon McArdle, Methodist
Women’s Hospital
• Ann Smith, CHI Health Alegent
Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Alexei Boettcher, Methodist Hospital
• Erin Merrill, Nebraska Medicine
• Blake Kevin Smith, Methodist Hospital
event director
ERIN COX
[email protected]
402-884-2038
cell 402-208-8382
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