This year, 14 outstanding Johns Hopkins nurses have been named “top nurses” by Baltimore magazine and are being presented with the publication’s 2019 Excellence in Nursing award. Once again, Johns Hopkins tops the list with more awardees than any other health system in the region.

The winning nurses are chosen from hundreds of nominations submitted by peers, supervisors and patients. Baltimore magazine enlists an expert panel of senior R.N. advisers to review the nominations and select the top 75 nurses in 18 specialties.

Johns Hopkins’ 2019 Excellence in Nursing honorees are:

• Kimber-Lee Abel, M.S., R.N., C.P.N., C.D.E., Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, winner in the Pediatrics: Non-Neonatal category
• Holly Bashura, C.R.N.P., N.P.-C., C.D.E., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Acute Care/Family Practice/General Medicine category
• Angela Chang Chiu, M.S., R.N., C.H.E.S., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Case Management category
• Mary Ann de Silva, B.S.N., R.N., C.N.O.R., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Cardiovascular category
• Linda Fair, R.N., B.S.N., C.C.R.N.-C.M.C., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Intensive Care category
• Patricia Grimes, M.S.N., R.N., Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, winner in the Hospice/Home Health/Palliative Care category
• Melva Jones, R.N., M.S., C.A.C.-A.D., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Psychiatric Nurse category
• Tammy Jones, B.S.N., R.N., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, winner in the Neurology/Psychology/Behavioral Health category
• Alice Weber Lambert, R.N., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, winner in the Community Care/Ambulatory Care category
• Alison Livingston, B.S.N., R.N., A.C.R.N., C.C.C.T.M., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Women’s Health category
• Arita McCoy, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Neurology/Psychology/Behavioral Health category
• Maria Sheilla Membrebe, M.S.N./Ed., R.N., O.N.C., C.M.S.R.N., C.B.N., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, winner in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category
• Julie Reback, M.S.N., C.R.N.P., Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, winner in the Oncology category
• Sarah Smith, M.S., R.N., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, winner in the Educator category

Click here to meet Johns Hopkins’ 2019 honorees and hear what they each love about being a nurse.

The full list of 2019 Excellence in Nursing award winners can be found at baltimoremagazine.com/excellence-in-nursing-2019.