Meet Our 2022 Nurses and PCTs/MSTs of Excellence!
Sarasota Memorial celebrated Nurses’ Week from May 6 to 12 with an array of activities honoring our exceptional nursing team. The organization continued its tradition of recognizing each unit’s Nurse and PCT/MST of Excellence, along with other notable nurses across the organization. Here’s a summary of highlights from the special week.
SMH-Sarasota Nurses of Excellence Ceremony
Chief Nursing Officer Connie Andersen joined SMH patient care leaders in honoring the Sarasota campus’ incredible caregivers. See photos from the special event below.
2022 Nurses of Excellence – SMH-Sarasota: CLICK HERE for a full list of winners and comments from their peers!
2022 PCTs/MSTs of Excellence – SMH-Sarasota: CLICK HERE for full list of winners and remarks from co-workers! 
2022 Clinical Coaches – SMH-Sarasota: CLICK HERE for the list of honorees, as well as our 2022 Clinical Scholars! 
Advancing Health Science Award
Cindy Grimes (pictured above second from right) won our first-ever “Advancing Health Science” Award. For 23 years, Cindy has been the coordinator for APACHE (Acute Physiology Age Chronic Health Evaluation), an innovative clinical decision support/outcomes management tool that provides risk predictions and trends for Critical Care patients. Cindy has presented and published numerous studies related to APACHE and most recently, COVID care. Congratulating Cindy, l-r, are Clinical Data Coordinator Lead Terri Viera, Disease Specific Programs Director Agnes Kelly and SMH Chief Nursing Officer Connie Andersen.
Special thanks to the Nurses’ Week Committee chaired by Inpatient Rehab Director Nicole McClain, Disease Specific Programs Director Agnes Kelly and Associate Chief Nursing Officer David Patterson, and to our Nurse of Excellence Ceremony photographer, Patient Flow and Capacity Manager Jodi Beachy!
SMH-Venice Nurse & PCT/MST of Excellence Celebrations
SMH-Venice Chief Nursing Officer Jean Lucas, Inpatient Services Director Julie Polaszek and other patient care leaders made rounds to congratulate the new hospital’s caregivers of excellence; see photo highlights below, and CLICK HERE for a full list of the honorees!
Orthopedics 
Remote Telemetry 
Cardiac Med-Surg 
Pre-Admission Testing 
Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Post Partum Unit 
ICU 
Endoscopy 
Nuclear Medicine 
Blessing of the Hands at SMH-Venice (also held at SMH-Sarasota campus)