MercyOne nurses named 2025 Great Iowa Nurses
MercyOne proudly announces that 12 of our nurses from our owned and managed medical centers are among the 109 Iowa nurses recognized as 2025 Great Iowa Nurses.
- Aleece Gebert – MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
- Amanda Phillips – Knoxville Hospital and Clinics
- Ashley Sunderman, BSN, RN – MercyOne Children’s Hospital
- Cassandra Porter – MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
- Deb Lefler – Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
- Ethan Neff – MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center (flight nurse)
- Julie Feldman, MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
- Kylie Bluhm – Franklin General Hospital
- Michelle Ertz – MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
- Mikasia Jacobsen – Manning Regional Healthcare Center
- Renae Kalina – MercyOne Genesis Medical Center
- Tamara (Tammy) Williams – Palo Alto County Health System
“We are proud of all our MercyOne nursing honorees. Their hard work and dedication to our patients and our communities is exemplary. This recognition validates our longstanding commitment to providing excellent personalized care. We appreciate the Great Iowa Nurses for this recognition,” Kelly Richards, DNP, RN, Sr. VP Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer, MercyOne.
Aleece Gebert
The program, formerly 100 Great Iowa Nurses, annually honors Iowa nurses for their contributions to the nursing profession. A committee of individuals from various health care organizations across Iowa reviews nominations for the honor. Great Iowa Nurses are chosen based on demonstrated service to patients, leadership, and mentoring, or serving as a role model.
The Great Iowa Nurses program asks patients, co-workers, friends, and family members to nominate outstanding nurses for recognition each year. After a two-part review process, the nominees are honored at an annual ceremony.
In addition to recognizing outstanding nurses, the Great Iowa Nurses program provides financial support to nursing students in MSN, DNP, or Ph.D. programs.
A virtual ceremony will occur later this year to recognize the 2024 honorees.
100 Great Iowa Nurses was established in 2004 and hosted by the University of Iowa until 2020. In 2022, with the support of Mary Greeley Medical Center, the program was revived and renamed Great Iowa Nurses.
Renae Kalina
