NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health System is proud to announce that 36 of its Registered Nurses are among the top 100 brightest in Louisiana. Three dozen Ochsner nurses will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the profession at the Great 100 Nurses Celebration on October 28th. Ochsner's nursing staff has a history of acknowledgments by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation for their commitment to patient care, including:
- 2009: 36 nurses
- 2008: 39 nurses
- 2007: 33 nurses
- 2006: 25 nurses
"This prestigious award is a tremendous honor for our nurses and the organization; we're very proud of their accomplishments and our entire nursing staff," said Nancy Davis, RN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and System Chief Nursing Officer. "Nursing can be a demanding job and we appreciate the dedication and hard work our staff puts into their profession." Ochsner's 36, "Great 100 Nurses" include:
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans:
Maria A. Allen, RN
Greta B. Bayers, RN
Barbie A Conley, RN
Perla F. Daguil, RN
Pleshetta Dillon, RN
Jamie L.Gambino RN
Tina Gipson, RN
Amanda Gregoire, RN
Donna K. Groteguth, RN
Sally Guice, RN
Diane Hendawi, RN
Jonathan M. Jenkins, RN
Bethany C. Jennings, RN
Virginia F. Resor, RN
Yolanda Roberson, RN
Colleen Sherman, RN
Jeanie Shiber, RN
Paula Simon, RN
Erin V. Trembley, RN
Claudette B. Williams, RN
Ochsner Health Center, North Shore:
Wendy Meibaum, RN
Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner:
Lee Ann Dooley, RN
James E. House, RN
Lillie A. Quiett, RN
Pam W. Ryan, RN
Lorena Villalobos, RN
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank campus:
Thomas Butler, RN
Kathleen Fletcher-Carey, RN
Terry M. Joseph, RN
Shari Lepine, RN
Edrice Morton, RN
Wendy Nichols, RN
Jean H. Stall, RN
Karen Wynn, RN
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge:
Sheila N. Reynaud, RN
Sydney P. Prescott, RN
The 100 Great Nurses of Louisiana was founded in 1986 as a way to recognize outstanding nurses and their accomplishments and successes. The honorees are selected by their peers and patients, based on their humanity, as well as their contribution to the community and the nursing profession. All nurses will be honored on October 28, at 7:00 pm, in the Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, LA.
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