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EIGHT SAMARITAN NURSES RECEIVE RECOGNITION AWARDS Event Celebrates National Nurses Week
Watertown, New York ----- As part of its National Nurses Week celebration activities, Samaritan Medical Center and its Medical Staff hosted a reception and award presentation to recognize outstanding achievements by nursing professionals. Physicians, employees and Trustees from Samaritan were invited to nominate nurses based on their outstanding contributions to the professional practice of nursing in the areas of: quality and safety, education and mentorship, leadership, excellence in nursing practice, innovation/leading change, and Rookie of the Year. We have an incredibly gifted, committed, wonderful nursing staff at Samaritan, and National Nurses Week seemed like the ideal time to celebrate their service to our patients and residents, states Dr. Collins Kellogg, Jr., Internal Medicine, SMC Department of Medicine. As physicians, we work side by side with our nurses and witness their dedication each day. Any opportunity to strengthen fellowship and teamwork among doctors and nurses will ultimately be to the benefit of our patients. A total of 63 nurses were nominated for awards in six different categories. Eight nurses were chosen by the selection committee as the 2013 recipients. The award categories are as follows (award descriptions on next page): Leadership Award Education & Mentorship Innovation & Leading Change Quality & Safety Excellence in Nursing Practice (SMC, SKH, Family Health Centers) Rookie of the Year The 2013 recipients were announced at an awards reception on Thursday, May 9th at Samaritan Summit Village. ###