About the My SoCal Hospital Heroes Awards
HASC’s My SoCal Hospital Heroes Awards aim to highlight the outstanding work of hospital staff, day in and day out. These awards recognize standout employees from our member hospitals in LA, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Hospital Heroes receive their honors at the annual My SoCal Hospital Heroes Awards Gala. This year’s event is set for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. Details will be posted in the coming months.
Nominations
We’re thrilled to open nominations for the 2025 awards! Use the green button to visit our nomination site, create a login and submit your hero’s name and information. Tell us in detail who they are, what makes them a remarkable hospital employee and how they go above and beyond in their work.
Meet the 2024 Winners
The HASC staff was thrilled to honor these amazing employees as our 2024 Hospital Heroes:
- Angeli Mancuso, Workforce Development Manager – Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
- Anthony Quarles, Director of Emergency Services – PIH Good Samaritan Hospital
- Bernard Essiful, Occupational Therapist – San Antonio Regional Hospital
- Brittney Anderson, Director, Clinical Quality – CHOC Children’s
- Clarissa Cabil, NICU Clinical Nurse – UCLA Health
- Crystal Solis, Acute Care RN – Providence Little Company of Mary, San Pedro
- Edward Lord, Director of Plant Operations – Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
- Esperanza Salazar, Director, Infection Prevention – College Medical Center
- Mindi Burfield, Stroke Navigator – Providence St. Mary Medical Center
- Olga Taylor, Project Manager, Community Affairs – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- Parien Greenall, Manager of Patient Safety – Dignity Health Marian Regional Medical Center
- Patty Nogueda, Community Outreach Health Practitioner – Huntington Health
- Peter Goco, Clinical Nurse II – Cedars-Sinai
- Tony Marcelli, Interim Chief Nursing Officer – Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center
- Vickie Dao, Medical Support Specialist – City of Hope, Seacliff
To our heroes: Thank you for all that you do in your day-to-day work, and for touching and inspiring so many around you — patients, colleagues, your family and friends, and your community. We’re so proud to count you as part of the HASC membership!
