2024 Nursing Annual Report

We did it! More important, we did it together.

On April 14, 2024, we successfully, and safely, moved more than 200 patients from Ridgewood to Paramus and opened our beautiful new hospital. Now, more than one year after this historic day, we can look back and reflect on what this day meant to us personally and professionally.

For me, it underscored the importance of collaboration across all levels of nursing and across all phases of a formidable project. This collaborative “muscle” is one that was toned and ready for April 14, due in large part to exemplary planning and preparation, including our simulations, “Day in the Life” rehearsals, and logistical meetings.

Thank you for the role you played, and continue to play, in making our new hospital the best hospital, I believe, in New Jersey.

When you read this, it will be National Nurses Week. I hope you take the time to enjoy all of the fun events and activities planned for you in recognition of the exceptional care you provide each and every day.  

The spirit you bring to Valley, and to those we serve and care, for is invigorating, and I am so proud to work alongside each of you. Thank you for your tireless dedication to delivering safe, reliable, compassionate care to our patients, their families, and each other. 

Sincerely, 

Charles Vannoy, DNP, RN, MBA, FACHE, NEA-BC, HN-BC 
Vice President, Patient Care Services
Chief Nursing Officer

Allison Abma, BSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care Certified Nurse

Inas Ahmed, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Medical Surgical Board Certified

Lisa Albarino, MSN, RN, CCRN, HNB-BC
Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate Board Certified

Kate Amin, BSN, RNC-MNN
Maternal Newborn Nursing

Amaka Auer, BSN, BS, RN, NI-BC    
Informatics Nursing Certification

Nazeli Bedrossian, BSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care Registered Nurse

Alexa Boesch, BSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Alexandra Bonanos, BSN, RN, PCCN
Progressive Care Certified Nurse

Monica K Brandt, BSN, RN, CCDS
Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist

Suzanne Bussetti, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC
International Board of Certified Lactation Consultant

Lorifei Marie Lou Caragay, BSN, RN, CPN
Certified Pediatric Nurse

Deborah Castro, BSN, RN, IBCLC, CGRN 
Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse

Rhama Castro, BSN, RN, CCRP, CCRC, ACRCC
Advanced Clinical Research Coordinator Certification (ACRCC)

Prashanti Champaneri, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Medical-Surgical Nurse Board Certified

Josiane Charles, BSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical Board Certified

Heather Clapp, BSN, RNC-MNN
Maternal Newborn Nursing

Molly Cohan, BSN, RN, CNOR
Certified Nurse in the Operating Room

Damarys Cruz, BSN, MS, APN-C, PCCN
Progressive Critical Care Nursing

Allison Dansen, BSN, RN, PED-BC, HN-BC
Holistic Nurse Board Certified

Karen C. De Leon, BSN, RN, CNOR
Certified Perioperative Nurse

Jamie De Visser, BSN , RNC-OB, C-EFM , HN-BC, CCES, CLE 
Holistic Nurse Board Certified, Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification

Nancy Elmann, MSN, RN, CCRN, CHFN, NP-C, VAD-C
Ventricular Assist Device Certified

Donna Fichera, MSN, RN, NP-C, DNC
Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner

Monica Fosdick, BSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Flavia Gardiner, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC
Certification in Infection Control

Eileen Gornell, MSN, RN, SCRN, ASC-BC
Association of Neurovascular Clinicians, Advanced Stroke Coordinator

Kelly Hannon, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
Holistic Nurse Board Certified

Sharon Jaffin, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, NI-BC
Informatics Nursing Certification

Mereena John, BSN RN, CCRN 
Critical Care Registered Nurse

Anna Kellen, BSN, RN, CWOCN    
Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse

Albert Kodom, BSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Kristin Kolb, BSN, R-BC, COS-C
OASIS Specialist-Clinical

Julia Lodato, BSN, RN-BC
Board Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Madison Loustan, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate Board Certified 

Jose Maestro, BSN, RN, CDN
Certified Hemodialysis Nurse

Brittany Mancini, BSN, RNC-MNN 
Material Newborn Nursing

Theresa Marciano, BSN, RN, HN-BC
Holistic Nurse Board Certified

Katie Marino, BSN, RN, OCN, HNB-BC    
Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate Board Certified

Stephanie Martinez, BSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care Registered Nurse

Kayleigh Matthews, BSN, RN-BC 
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

Caroline Meza, PhD, RN, CEN, NPD-BC, AHN-BC
Advanced Holistic Nurse Board Certified

Winnet Mineses, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

Jordan Minnema, MSN, RN, NE-BC, LSSGB – HC
Nurse Executive

Kathleen Mokson, BA, RN, CCRN, CTRN, NREMT
Certified Transport Registered Nurse

Danielle Monocky, BSN, RN, PCCN
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN)

Lisa Marie Myers, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

Jana Nowak, BSN, RN, OCN 
Oncology Certified Nurse

Magdalena Panek, MSN, RN-BC, FNP-BC, NP-C, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification

Carissa Pistilli, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN-K, CCDS
Certified Cardiac Device Specialist

Rena Pomrantz, BSN, RN, C-EFM
Certified Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Fe Rivera, BSN, RNC-NIC, NCC 
Neonatal Nurse Board Certified

Matthew Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care Registered Nurse

Gabriela Salas, MSN, RN, CEN, NP-C
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Aslihan Savas, BSN, RN, PCCN
Progressive Care Certified Nurse

Shelly Ann Sewell-Taylor, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Karen Sorkin, BSN, RN, WOCN
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification

Ailee Chua-Spencer, BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN
Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse

Jessica Stanley, RN, BSN, CHFN
Certified Heart Failure Nurse

Ayano Ueda, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, HNB-BC
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified, Holistic Nurse Board Certified

Wilmalyn Vivit, BSN, RNC-OB, HNB-BC 
Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate Board Certified 

Sara Wichard, BSN, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certified

Maria Williams, MSN, RN, NP-C, CDCES
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Sara Wolfson, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

Jessica Zingaro, BSN, RN, HN-BC, MEDSURG-BC
Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified

Renee Zink, MSN, RN-BC, ONC, HNB-BC
Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate-Board Certified