Nurse leaders from Long Island’s hospitals and nursing education programs gathered Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at the Watermill Caterers, Smithtown, NY, to bestow recognition upon their nurse peers at the Nurse of Excellence Award Ceremony hosted by the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC). One nurse from each of the Hospital Council’s member hospitals was nominated for the award, which recognizes outstanding leadership and clinical practice. Deans of area nursing schools also submitted nominations recognizing nursing excellence in education and clinical practice.

Commack resident Giselle Gerardi , PhD, RN, RNC-OB,C-EFM, Assistant Professor at Stony Brook School of Nursing , took the top honor for nursing education excellence. This year, two deserving nurses took the top honor f

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