DAISY Award presented to Tonya Sheltra, RN

The CPG Coordinating Council gathered to rate blinded DAISY Award nominations to choose the winner. The DAISY Award® was awarded to one of NMC’s nurses on Tuesday, July 7th.  Tonya Sheltra, an RN in Urology, was honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the …

St. Albans (June 23, 2026) – Haddad Subaru of St. Albans recently donated blankets to NMC as part of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative, a partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society supporting patients facing cancer.   Representatives from the dealership dropped off boxes filled with 80 warm and fuzzy blankets, encouraging messages of hope during their hospital …

ST. ALBANS — Dr. Anna Royer, of Northwestern Associates in Surgery, was honored with the Deogracias “Deo” P. Esguerra, MD Service Award at Northwestern Medical Center’s recent appreciation event. The award was created in 2011 to honor a provider with a “passion for excellence and dedication to the patients of our community.” Its namesake, Dr. …

St. Albans (January 6, 2026) – Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce the birth of our first baby of 2026. On Sunday, January 4, Tabitha Burbo and Gavin Pappas welcomed baby Evelynn Leighora-Marie Pappas into their family. Tabitha and Gavin, who live in Georgia, were happy to meet their first child – who was …

After careful consideration and thoughtful discussions, Peter Wright, President and CEO and our Board of Directors have mutually agreed that now is the right time for a leadership transition at Northwestern Medical Center.   “We thank Peter for his three years of service and for moving us forward,” said Barb Toof, President of NMC’s Board of …

For Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Nucar Automall of St. Albans took a portion of funds from every car sold and raised an astounding $17,200 in support of the Jim Bashaw Cancer and Catastrophic Illness Fund. Peter Wright (CEO of Northwestern Medical Center), Jessica Frost (Manager of Population Health) and Chelsea Mulheron (Breast Care …

Next Monday and Tuesday, November 3 and 4, the one-lane roadway to the Emergency Department past the main hospital entrance will be closed to all through traffic during the day. The temporary closure is necessary so that a crane can be onsite to lift materials to the nearby roof for construction that ties our building …

St. Albans (October 14, 2025) – NMC’s Medical Records team has moved to a new location on the third floor of the Congress & Main building in Downtown St. Albans. Previously this department, which NMC calls Health Information Management, was located at 27 Fisher Pond Road in St. Albans. NMC is in the process of …