Nightingale Awards

Honor Local Nurses

WALLINGFORD — At special dinner and awards galas held April 30 at four locations throughout Connecticut, Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing were presented to 16 nurses nominated by Masonicare. The Nightingale Awards program recognizes hundreds of nurses throughout Connecticut for their dedication, commitment, and generous contributions to the field of nursing. The program is open and inclusive of all health care settings — hospitals, home health care, health centers, schools, health departments, long-term care, nursing schools, agencies, and medical practices.

The following nurses were recognized for their outstanding service to Masonicare:

Mary Moore, LPN; Day Bouttaphom, LPN; Ann Marie Richardson, RN; Haydee Davies, LPN; Angelina Tomanio, LPN; Melissa Malin, RN; Linda Bonneau, RN, BSN; Patricia Duff, RN, BSN; Pamela Bannon, RN; Agnes Ferraro, RN; Susan Gagliardi, RN, BSN; Susan Keefe, RN, BSN; Barbara Jackson, RN; Alice Labonte-Esposito, RN; Barbara Pecor, RN; Mary Turner, BSN.

Sandy Hook resident Melissa Malin, RN, is a nurse at Masonicare at Newtown. 

This year, at the ninth annual Nightingale Awards presentations, these special nurses were honored at concurrent award dinners held in Groton, Stamford, Hartford, and Wallingford. Stephen B. McPherson, president and CEO of Masonicare, said, “The dedication and commitment shown to Masonicare’s residents and patients is exemplary, and it is especially gratifying that we honor them at a time when National Nurse’s Week is also celebrated.”

In addition, Newtown resident Sandra Anoyha has been awarded the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing along with ten other Stamford Hospital nurses during a recent ceremony at that lower Fairfield County facility.