This month we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Shiv Kumarie Santram, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager. Shiv began her nursing career at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in 2016, on 4 South Telemetry. In 2017 she was promoted to Assistant Head Nurse of the unit and in 2020 Shiv was promoted to Clinical Nurse Manager. She is currently on 6 South, a Med-Surgical Unit.
Shiv was born in Endeavour Leguan, Guyana where she attended Eastern Leguan Primary School, Leguan Secondary School and West Demerara Secondary School. She emigrated to the United States in 2001 and continued her education at Long Island University, obtaining her BSN degree in 2015, and her MSN/MBA in 2022 from Grand Canyon University. Shiv is currently pursuing her DNP at Grand Canyon University with an expected graduation date of 2027.
Shiv married her husband Navindra Santram in 2004 and he also works at Jamaica Hospital. They have two teenage sons and live in South Ozone Park, Queens. Their family also includes a dog named Summer and a cat named Spring. In her free time Shiv enjoys online shopping, watching tv shows without commercials and she volunteers in the community with her family at health fairs, cleaning up the beach in Rockaway and in local parks. She likes to travel, and her favorite places to visit are Florida and Jamaica. Shiv likes her cultural food from Guyana, especially crab curry with eggplant and eddo. She enjoys listening to Bollywood music, playing cricket and outdoor camping.
Over the years, Shiv has received several recognitions and awards. These included: Excellence in Patient Safety; Making a Difference, certificate of appreciation (outstanding courage, strength, leadership and professionalism), CARE recognition (providing exemplary compassion, advocacy, respect and engagement to patient and family members); and in 2024 Leadership of the Year.
Shiv’s dedication to patient care extends well beyond the walls of our hospital. She was a member in October 2024 of the MediSys Disaster Medical Response Team: Humanitarian aid in Asheville, NC affected by hurricane Helene.
Shiv represented Jamaica Hospital in 2024 at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress Sharing Insights; Advance Care: Disseminating Nursing Research and Evidence for the Future in Singapore, Indonesia. Also in 2024, she represented Jamaica Hospital – 1199 SEIU in missionary work at Montego Bay Jamaica ” Empathy in Action: Caring Beyond Ourselves; Honoring Self-Care”.
Shiv likes working at Jamaica Hospital because she wants to make a difference in people’s lives. The people she works with have become like family to her and assisting patients on a daily basis provides her great satisfaction. We look forward to her continuing to work with us for many more years in to the future.
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