Crestwood Celebrates Nurses Day

May 6, 2008

Crestwood Nursing Leadership Group recognized Crestwood Nurses on National Nurses Day, May 6.  An awards ceremony was held at noon to recognize all Unit Nurses of the Year. Nurse, Nurse Manager, and Patient Choice Nurse of the Year were also announced at the awards ceremony.

Chief Nursing Officer, Martha Walls, RN, said Nurses day is just one day out the year but we appreciate our Nursing Team each and everyday for the job they do.

“Our Nursing Leadership Group has worked hard to plan a day to celebrate their peers,” Walls said.  “I am so proud of our Nursing Team for their dedication to their work and their patients and their commitment to quality and service excellence.”

Congratulations to the 2008 Crestwood Unit Nurses of the Year:

Christina Nguyen, RN, Clinical Support DeeAnna Sivley, LPN, Behavioral Health Services Rosemary Sebastian, RN, Medical Unit Ruth Vanzandt, RN, Oncology Unit Nancy Hequembourg, RN, Surgical Unit Donna Hughes, RN, Operating Room Jimmy Hodges, RN, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Terrie Brown, RN, Women’s Services Kathy Huggins, RN, Emergency Department Barbara Ruppert, RN, Progressive Cardiac Care Unit Patricia Smith, RN, Same Day Surgery/Pre-Op

Pam Hudson, CEO; Susan Gulyas, RN, Nurse Manager of the Year; Martha Walls, RN, Chief Nursing Officer

Susan Gulyas, RN, Nurse Manager of the Year Rose Zeissler, RN, Intensive Care Unit, Crestwood Nurse of the Year Carol Holland, RN, Special Procedures and Crestwood Patient Choice Nurse of the Year The purpose of National Nurses Week and Day is to raise public awareness of the value of nursing and to help educate the public about the vital roles registered nurses play in meeting the health care needs of our community.

Martha Walls, RN, Chief Nursing Officer; Rose Zeissler, RN, Nurse of the Year; Pam Hudson, CEO