AWARDS
OR Excellence Awards
The OR Excellence Awards highlight the outstanding efforts of surgical leaders across the U.S.
whose facilities excel at performing safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective surgeries that send
patients home healthy and happy.
2020 Award Winners
Employee Safety
Wendy Wellott, RN, BSN
The Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology
East at Gateway
Portland, OR
Wendy Wellott, RN, BSN
The Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology
East at Gateway
Portland, OR
Sponsored by

Environmental Stewardship
Jody L. Wessel, LPN, CRMST, CST
The Ambulatory Surgical Center at St Cloud VA Health Care System
St. Cloud, Minn.
Jody L. Wessel, LPN, CRMST, CST
The Ambulatory Surgical Center at St Cloud VA Health Care System
St. Cloud, Minn.
Financial Management
Carson McCafferty, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, CSRN
Eye 35 ASC
Schertz, Texas
Carson McCafferty, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, CSRN
Eye 35 ASC
Schertz, Texas
Infection Prevention
Barbara Wolaver, RN
Kaiser Permanente Tysons
Ambulatory Surgery Center
McLean, Va.
Barbara Wolaver, RN
Kaiser Permanente Tysons
Ambulatory Surgery Center
McLean, Va.
Sponsored by


Pain Control
Dara Ahsanov, BSN, RN
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
New York City
Dara Ahsanov, BSN, RN
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
New York City
Sponsored by


Patient Safety
Rhonda Sebastian, MSN, RN, CNOR
UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Farrell/New Castle, PA
Rhonda Sebastian, MSN, RN, CNOR
UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Farrell/New Castle, PA
Sponsored by

Patient Satisfaction
Ann Marie Morris, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSGB
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Ann Marie Morris, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSGB
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA