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WHEELING -- Nurses from Wheeling Hospital and its affiliates Belmont Community Hospital, Harrison Community Hospital and the Bishop Joseph H. Hodges Continuous Care Center were honored Wednesday with Nurse Excellence Awards as part of National Nurses Week.
National Nurses Week focuses attention on the diverse ways America's nurses work to save lives and to improve the health of millions of individuals. The American Nurses Association has designated 2017 as the "Year of the Healthy Nurse," and the theme for this year's Nurses Week is "Nursing: the Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit." It's all about celebrating nurses who lead the charge for health and wellness. National Nurses Week coincides with the May 12 birthday of Florence Nightingale and is a celebration of her legacy as the founder of modern nursing.
Receiving recognition at the annual Nurse Excellence Awards Ceremony were RN Nathan Folda of the Emergency Department at Wheeling Hospital; RN Cynthia Yahn, Family Medicine at Wheeling Hospital, Physicians Practice Division; RN Dorothy Clark of BCH; RN Kristy Visser of HCH; and RN Dana Brown of the CCC.
Jay Nelson, a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Wheeling Hospital, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ron Violi, CEO of Wheeling Hospital, said, "This week is set aside nationally to pay tribute to the nursing profession and we are pleased to participate. However, it's not just once a year we recognize the good work of our nurses: we appreciate their efforts every day. We're truly proud of them."
Wheeling Hospital Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Kathy Stahl said, "At all of our facilities, our nurses' daily commitment to our patients demonstrates perfectly why we honor each and every one of them. We could not be more grateful for their devotion and dedication as they work to save lives and improve the health of our communities."
Also nominated for Nurse Excellence Awards from Wheeling Hospital were: Ashley Scarnechia, Richard Jenkins, Vivian Pontia, Ashley Funkhouser, Robin (Nicole) Gallagher, Chelsea Wichterman, Virginia (Susie) Kolenc, Chelsea Toth, Maxine Hicks, Jo Ann Connor, Lynn Degasperis, Katherine Shumate, Angel Schenerlein, Patty Kell, Joseph Mathews, Elaine Donaldson, Francine LaRoche and Lisa Taylor.
Also nominated at BCH was Barbara Cefus. Nominated at HCH, in addition to Visser, were Christa Balder, Laurie Koehler and Tina Vargo-Pitner. At CCC, the other nominees were Deborah Garr, Ashley Brown, Charles Goddard, Kim Kuthy, Mary Jo Pickana, Priscilla Kallay, Marcie Mayle, Amanda Spradling and Lindsay Snively. Also nominated in the PPD were Sheila Boltz, Edith Roll, Ruth Miller, Joyce Spigarelli and Cynthia Yahn.