Meet Trang Magahiz, this year's winner of the Nils Johanson Award for Dignity. Watch the video to learn more about this remarkable caregiver's support for patients with cancer.
Each year, the Nils Johanson Inspirational Awards recognize Providence Swedish caregivers who bring the organization’s values to life. Named for Swedish founder Nils Johanson, the awards honor caregivers who embody integrity, dignity, excellence, justice, compassion and safety.
Just six caregivers are selected each year from more than 10,000 across Providence Swedish. Honorees are nominated by peers and supervisors who have seen their extraordinary impact firsthand.
This year, Trang Magahiz, a senior patient services specialist with the Providence Swedish Cancer Institute, received the Nils Johanson Award for Dignity.
Magahiz is often among the first caregivers to speak with patients after a breast cancer diagnosis, helping them understand what comes next while offering calm, compassionate support.
“Her empathy and calmness instantly reassure patients that they’re not alone,” said Stephanie Hubbard, nurse manager in the Breast Surgery department. “She makes them feel seen and heard.”
Hubbard said patients feel Magahiz’s compassion through the reassurance, kindness and clear guidance she provides as they begin navigating their cancer journey. Patients often remember their first conversations with her and comment on both the exceptional coordination of their care and the genuine kindness she shows.
“Patients are going through one of the toughest times in their lives, and I think about how I would want my own family member or loved one to be cared for,” Magahiz said. “I want to be there for them as much as I can and just let them know that they do have support, even if we talk for only a brief moment. I just want to make that impact on the patient.”
Watch the video below and learn more about the dignity Magahiz bring to her work with patients at Providence Swedish every day.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 22,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
