What: Pinoy Nurse
Where: New York City, NY, USA
When: December 13, 2011
For our UFO Sighting feature for today, we travel to the United States of America. Recently a Filipino-American nurse received the "New York Times 2011 Tribute to Nurses Award" for innovation and leadership at the New York Times headquarters in Manhattan.
Our UFO, Nurse Manager Michael Tagadaya, of New York University (NYU) Hospital, was nominated in three different categories.
He has unique contributions to the nursing field and he was nominated to "the Innovation and Leadership Award", a new award the organizers created for the Filipino nurse.
“For me, to come from the Philippines and out of the almost a million of Filipino nurses here sa buong America, it’s a huge honor, napakalaking karangalan,” Tagadaya said.
As a nurse manager at the Ambulatory Surgery unit of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Tagadaya created paddle pagers to ease the family members’ concerns about their loved ones’ surgeries. He also created new staff positions to bridge the gap between operating room and recovery room.
Tagadaya’s superiors at the NYU Hospital said patient satisfaction soared, thanks to those innovations.
“It’s no surprise that a lot of our nurses are of Filipino background and we really have a lot of respect for them. And they’re wonderful colleagues and they really make our medical center special, It’s a pleasure to have them,” said Joseph Basco, vice-chairman of the Orthopedic section of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.
“Congratulations on achieving this honor. It’s a beginning of your path in nursing leadership and we are very proud of you,” said Ann Vanderberg, Vice President for Nursing and Patient Services.
As a nurse manager at the Ambulatory Surgery unit of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Tagadaya created paddle pagers to ease the family members’ concerns about their loved ones’ surgeries. He also created new staff positions to bridge the gap between operating room and recovery room.
Tagadaya’s superiors at the NYU Hospital said patient satisfaction soared, thanks to those innovations.
“It’s no surprise that a lot of our nurses are of Filipino background and we really have a lot of respect for them. And they’re wonderful colleagues and they really make our medical center special, It’s a pleasure to have them,” said Joseph Basco, vice-chairman of the Orthopedic section of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.
“Congratulations on achieving this honor. It’s a beginning of your path in nursing leadership and we are very proud of you,” said Ann Vanderberg, Vice President for Nursing and Patient Services.
From all Filipinos, we salute you.
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