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Celebrating Excellence: Medical Center Honors Outstanding Staff with True North Awards

Date: 01/17/2025

Celebrating Excellence: Medical Center Honors Outstanding Staff
with True North Awards


Bangor, Maine
All week long Northern Light Health recognized the nominees, honorable mentions, and winners of this year’s True North awards. True North recognizes individuals and teams whose behaviors and accomplishments exemplify a profound dedication to the Northern Light Health promise and commitments. At the medical center three of our own shone bright.

Jill-Sisco-True-North-(1).jpgSeeing the Individual Award winner is Jill Sisco RN,CCRN-CSC, staff nurse, ICU. The Seeing the Individual awardee focuses on the needs of each person. The awardee recognizes the presence of both physical and social determinants that influence the health and well-being of our patients, and that outstanding care requires not only addressing the symptom, but also the root cause.





Dr-Ted-Curtis-True-North.jpgMaking Access Easy Award honorable mention goes to Theodore Curtis, MD, pediatric ophthalmologist, Northern Light Eye Care. The Making Access Easy awardee makes health and care accessible and straightforward to the people we serve. The awardee proactively mitigates barriers to remove distractions, enabling the entire care team, including patient and family, to focus time and energy on active participation in the care experience. 




Rena-Toomey-True-North.jpgRaising Quality Award honorable mention goes to Rena Toomey, BSN,RN-BC,CRNI, staff nurse and clinical practitioner, Clinical Education. The Raising Quality awardee drives quality improvement through innovation, teamwork, and efficiency. The awardee establishes connections to foster collaborative learning and creative solutions.




Congratulations to all the True North Award nominees and for Jill, Rena, and Dr. Curtis, your unwavering dedication to your patients and teammates is an inspiration to us all.

Members of the media wishing to speak with one or all of these fantastic folks may contact Marketing and Communications at 207.973.9530 or emmcmediarequest@northernlight.org