Courtesy:  The Daily Item of Lynn

SALEM — In celebration of national Nurses Week, North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored 11 nurses for outstanding service by announcing the Broadhead Award, the NSMC Nursing Leadership Award, and the Blodgett Nursing Award.

The Broadhead Award was created by Eleanor Broadhead who endowed the Broadhead Program for Excellence in Nursing in 1995, in memory of her sister, Elizabeth, who volunteered as a nurse during World War II.

The Broadhead Award for clinical excellence in nursing was presented to four nurses from NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital and Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital.

The honorees included:

Lisa Herlihy, R.N., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Swampscott;

Carmen Jimenez, R.N., Shaughnessy Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital, and a resident of Medford;

Carol Nappi, R.N., NSMC Union Hospital, and a resident of Peabody;

Bette Walker, R.N., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Rowley.

The Eleanor Broadhead Award for Advanced Practice Clinical Excellence was given to Ellen Nash, R.N., N.P., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Marblehead

The NSMC Nursing Leadership Award recognizes nurse managers who exemplify the professional nurse and organizational values of NSMC through their management and leadership skills.

These nurse managers excel in quality improvement, employee satisfaction, financial management and patient satisfaction. This award was presented to:

Lisa Cavallaro, R.N., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Salem

Beth Coombes, R.N., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Salem

Mary Ellen Murphy, R.N., NSMC Union Hospital, and a resident of Lynn

Janel Wastaferro, R.N., Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital, and a resident of Revere

Nominated by their peers, the recipients of the fourth annual Donald W. Blodgett Exemplary Service Award demonstrate extraordinary service to their patients, families and nursing colleagues. This award honors the late Donald W. Blodgett, who served as an NSMC trustee for 30 years. Recipients included:

Sarah Guzman, Nursing Tech, NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Salem

Anthony Gazo, R.N, NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Beverly

Michael Scialdone, M.A., NSMC Salem Hospital, and a resident of Salem.