Becca Newman MS , RN , CPN Nurse Sensitive Indicator Industry Report Task Force for American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing ( AAACN )
Kathie Seerup , MSHA , BSN , RN , NE-BC Southern Colorado Women ’ s Chamber ( SCWCC ), Board Member
Melissa Sorensen BSN , RN , CEN , CSTR , D-ABMDI American Trauma Society , Trauma Registry Course Faculty ; Trauma Registry and Data Council Chair , ICD-10 Trauma Coding Course Faculty , Ex-Officio Board Member
Colorado State Department of Public Health , Trauma Site Surveyor
National Association of Medical Examiners , Trauma Committee Member
Lindsey Tarasenko , PhD , MSN , BSN , RN American Statistical Association called ASAGivesBack , Subcommittee Co-Leader
Non-profit : Feel the Beat ( FTB ), Board Member
Beth Wathen , MSN , RN , CCRN-K American Association of Critical Care Nurses , President
Children ’ s Hospital Association , ICU Lead for Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes Collaborative Steering Group
Member of The Joint Commission ’ s Resuscitation Standards Review Panel 2020-2021
Anthony Watkins , MSN , RN , NE-BC Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders , Director at Large
Julie Sweeney , MSN , RN , CPHON Rocky Mountain Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses ( RMAPHON ), an APHON local chapter , President
Senior Leadership Changes
MAY 2021
Andrea Ferretti , MSN , NEA-BC Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer , Network of Care & Care Alliance Partnerships , retired on May 14 , 2021 .
SEPTEMBER 2021
Lusine Sarkisian , MSN , RN , NE-BC , accepted the position of Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer of Critical Care Services .
2021 PHIL Award winners
Each year , hospitals across the country present the FACES Foundation ’ s PHIL Award to outstanding respiratory therapists . The award is the only nationally recognized hospital-based recognition program dedicated to honoring outstanding respiratory therapists , and its winners are united by their exemplary care and treatment for patients with respiratory illnesses .
This year ’ s winners :
Tracy Edwards , RRT Respiratory Chronic Care Specialist , Outpatient Respiratory Therapy
Edwards was selected for her outstanding and compassionate work in respiratory chronic care .
Meliza Mathers , BS , RRT , NPS , AE-C Mathers was selected for her outstanding leadership of the respiratory chronic care services team and her positive , unwavering patient care in acute care services .
2021 Nursing & PCS Year in Review