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Celebrating Hartford HealthCare Nurses • Nurses Week • May 6-12

Recognition & Celebration

Awards, Achievements and Personal Milestones

On the Move

Promotions, certifications, 
conference presentations, publications

Center for Nursing Excellence

Education & teaching opportunities


Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing

The Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing program was originally developed by the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut to be a collaborative effort to celebrate outstanding nurses and elevate the nursing profession. The goals of the program are to encourage retention, inspire future nurses, focus public attention and recognize the breadth and scope of nursing practice at the local level.

Hartford HealthCare is proud to have nurses at several of its business units awarded with this honor on an annual basis.

View the 2024 Nightingale Award recipients >>

Nursing Leadership


MaryEllen Kosturko
Executive VP & Chief Nursing Officer



Warly Remegio
VP Nursing Professional Development & Practice Excellence


Colleen Desai
Senior Director Nursing Operations, Transformation Lead


John Palumbo
Director Nursing Analytics



Josephine Ritchie
Senior Director
Nursing Professional  Development


Margaret (Peg) Parniawski
Senior Director
Nursing Practice


VPs of Nursing


Laura Bailey

Hartford


Erinne Houton
CHH


Karen Fasano
Central


Rebecca Durham
East

Teresa Fuller
Fairfield