Norman Regional Health System recently honored multiple nurses for their commitment to patients and the community at the 2023 Norman Regional Health System Physician, Provider and Nurse of the Year Awards.
Norman Regional announced the 2023 award winners for the Advanced Practice Provider of the Year, and Nurse of the Year.
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year
Kimberly Franks-Martens, APRN, won the Advanced Practice Provider of the Year award for 2023.
Kim is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner, assisting surgeon John Chace, MD in their clinic, Oklahoma Surgical Associates, and in the operating room.
Kimberly graduated from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas with a post-master’s degree in 2009. Kim obtained her master’s in 2003 from the University of Oklahoma as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. (story continues below)
Registered Nurse/FIRST ASSIST – Full-time, Days – North Location
Nurse of the Year
Each year, physicians and Norman Regional Health Foundation provide an award for the exceptional care that was provided over the past year by Norman Regional’s nursing staff. Four nurses are nominated and one is declared the Nurse of the Year.
Megan Mason, RN, Emergency Department, is this year’s Nurse of the Year.
Megan has worked at Norman Regional since August 2015. Physicians say she is extremely trustworthy and provides excellent care to her patients.
The runner-up for Nurse of the Year was Sierrah Parduhn, RN, Intensive Care Unit.
Sierrah has worked at Norman Regional since June 2018. Her nominators said she, “brings a light to bedside nursing.”
The two other nominees for Nurse of the Year were Lynn Mayes, RN, Critical Care Coordination, and Seth Winters, RN, Rehabilitation.
