Consuelo Gomez-Arabit Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing

The Consuelo Gomez-Arabit Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing is named after Mrs. Consuelo Gomez-Arabit, ORNAP's founding president.

A dynamic administrator, Mrs. Arabit is an advocate of the rights of the nurses especially for those assigned in the Operating Room. Were if not for her, the OR nurses could have been replaced by technicians. Mrs. Arabit rallied against this move and even brought up to the court to maintain only registered nurse in the OR.

It was also through her efforts that the first World Conference of the Association of the Operating Room Nurses (AORN) was held in the Philippines in 1978 participated in by representatives from 121 countries.

For these and many more, the ORNAP will forever honor Mrs. Consuelo Gomez-Arabit.

Award for Excellence In Perioperative Nursing Consuelo Gomez-Arabit Award

Year Awardee Institution
1990 Ms. Florencia A. Aposaga Manila Doctors Hospital
1991 Ms. Cerrie G. Escartin Philippine Heart Center
1992 Mrs. Antonieta D. Palafox UP-PGH
1993 Mrs. Leonila A. Faire Perpetual Help Medical Center
1994 Ms. Julieta C. Mangahis UP-PGH
1995 Mrs. Alma B. Ungab Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
1996 Sis. Ellen Perez, SPC De La Salle University Medical Center
1997 Sis. Anna Virginia M. Magpily, SSpS Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
1998 Mrs. Amosa C. Pascual Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
1999 Mrs. Angelita V. Borromeo National Kidney Institute
2000 Ms. Socorro A. Nombres San Juan Medical Center
2001 Ms. Evelyn P. Gaffud UP-PGH
2002 Mrs. Vivian M. Formento United Doctors Medical Center
2003 No Awardee  
2004 Ms. Caroline R. Valdepeñas St. Luke’s Medical Center
2005 Mr. Arnulfo L. Jaranay Southwestern University
2006 Ms. Norita A. de Guzman Davao Medical Center
2007 No Awardee  
2008 Mr. Antonio C. Valera III St. Luke’s Medical Center
2009 Mr. Rony M. Fajilagutan UP-PGH