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By Cindy
Abole
Public Relations
Five MUSC
nurses were recognized for
excellence and outstanding
contributions to health care in
the Palmetto state by the South
Carolina League for Nursing. The
2011 Award for Excellence was
presented to MUSC nurses during
the annual awards banquet Nov. 11
in Columbia.
Award
recipients include Jeanne Barriera
and Melinda Biller, Children's
Hospital, June Darby, Melissa
Forinash and Leah Ramos of the
University Hospital. Tiffany H.
Williams, a nursing instructor in
the College of Nursing, received a
teaching scholarship.
 MUSC nurses Leah
Ramos, from left, June Darby and
Melissa Forinash were among six
nurses recognized for nursing
excellence as recipients of the
2011 S.C. League for Nursing
awards. Not pictured are
Children's Hospital honorees
Jeanne Barriera and Melinda
Biller. College of Nursing's
Tiffany H. Williams was a
recipient of a teaching
scholarship.
Barriera is an
advanced practice nurse honored
for her contribution to
evidenced-based practice in
breastfeeding. A lactation
consultant in MUSC's Lactation
Center, Barriera works with very
low birth weight infants and their
mothers to increase breastfeeding
rates among term mothers and
infants.
Biller is nurse
manager of the Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit. She has been
instrumental in promoting an
interdisciplinary, evidenced-based
practice to ensure a high level of
specialty care in her 11-bed unit.
Described as a
collaborator and advocate for her
nurses, Biller is involved with
improving programs for patient
safety.
Darby is a 40-year nursing veteran
who works as the administrator for
the Neuroscience Service Line.
Darby began working at MUSC in
1998 as a manager of the Adult
Medical Surgical Services area in
Ambulatory Care and later as
director of nursing for
Therapeutic Services in 2004. She
serves as president of the S.C.
Organization of Nurse Leaders.
Forinash,
director of patient care systems
and business support services,
OCIO, was recognized for her
excellence and experience working
in nursing and health care
information technology. A nurse of
36 years, Forinash has been
involved in multiple key hospital
system applications and nursing
informatics programs combining the
effective use of technology and
health care to improve the patient
experience.
Ramos is nurse
manager of the 9East Neuroscience
Intermediate Unit, a 23-bed
step-down unit and one of the
primary units for the Joint
Commission-accredited Primary
Stroke Center. Named recently as
MUSC Nurse Manager of the Year,
Ramos is regarded as a mentor,
leader and role model to her staff
and colleagues.
Williams
received both her undergraduate
and master's degrees in nursing
from MUSC. With 18 years of
pediatric nursing experience,
Williams is an active advocate for
families parenting children with
special needs. She works with her
faculty practice at the Franklin
C. Fetter John's Island site and
MUSC school-based health clinics
in the Tri-county.
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