We’re wrapping up Nurses Week, and what a week it has been! Each Nurses Week, we have a tradition of announcing our Art of Nursing Award recipients but also host a slew of other recognition and appreciation activities, from unit celebrations for winners and bringing food trucks on campus to hosting our annual Nurses Night event for nursing staff. Our Art of Nursing Committee even worked hard on additional special activities, such as sending candy grams to nurses, organizing “spirit days” for units, and securing discounts at various local businesses. A culture of gratitude and appreciation is a focus year-round at GBMC HealthCare, and our offerings during Nurses Week are just a few examples of how we recognize our hardworking employees.
With that said, I look forward to Nurses Week each year because it offers dedicated time to spotlight our nurses and thank them for the critical role they play in our health system.
Our vision phrase is to treat every patient, every time with the care we would want for our own loved ones. Our nursing staff are the backbone of this vision. Their interactions with patients and their loved ones, compassion during difficult times, and clinical expertise shape the foundation of the patient's experience.
Our nursing staff serve in many roles throughout our three work systems – GBMC Hospital, GBMC Health Partners, and Gilchrist. Whether they provide direct care at the bedside, are a nursing leader or educator, new graduate or veteran nurse, their work is challenging, and their commitment is appreciated.
I’m excited to share with you this year’s Art of Nursing Award winners, who were selected from a record-breaking 286 nominations by their peers!
- Nightingale Award: April Asuncion Higgins, BSN, RN, CMSRN
- Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer, Jr. Nursing Graduate of the Year Award: Julia Rossetto, RN – SICU
- Clinical Assistant Support Award – Outpatient: Kimberly Pitt - GBMC Health Partners - Pulmonary Medicine
- Nurse Clinician of the Year: Kate Price, BSN, RN, CMSRN
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care Award: Rebecca Wakefield, RN - Gilchrist
- Clinical Assistant Support Award – Inpatient: Tierra Palm, CNA - Endoscopy
- Nurse Leader Award: Gail Blackburn, BSN, RN - Gilchrist
- Diversity in Nursing Award: Sim Gumabong, MHA, BSN, RN, PCCN - PACU
- Evidence-Based Practice Award: Medicine Advance Practice Providers
Baltimore Magazine Excellence in Nursing
Nurses Week feels like a fitting time to also share that, out of hundreds of nominations, the following nurses were selected as 2024 Excellence in Nursing winners by Baltimore magazine and were featured in the May issue of the magazine.
- Naa Anin, MSN, BA, RN, RN-BC, CNOR – Women’s and Outpatient Surgery Center
- Shirley Ashutabi, BSN, RN – Integrative Care Unit
- Jodie Bell, MSN, RN, IBCLC – Assistant Director, Maternal Newborn Health
- Jacquelyn King Slusher-Haslbeck, RN – Emergency Department
- Heather M., BSN, RN, FNE-A/P – Sexual Assault and Forensic Examination Program
- Celeste McNulty, MSN, RNC-NIC – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Stephanie R., MSN, RN, CNOR, FNE-A/P – Sexual Assault and Forensic Examination Program
- Wayne Silver, BSN, RN – Intensive Care Units
- Laurie Taylor, BSN, RN – Emergency Department
- Teresa W., BSN, RN, FNE-A/P – Sexual Assault and Forensic Examination Program
- Tracie Schwoyer-Morgan, DNP, ANP-BC – Gilchrist Integrative and Palliative Medicine
Maryland Daily Record Top 100 Women
Earlier this week, I had the honor of being present for the Maryland Daily Record’s annual event honoring those named as Maryland’s Top 100 Women. I’d like to again congratulate several women within the GBMC HealthCare family who received this honor this year:
- Stacey McGreevy, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GBMC HealthCare
- Margaret Kim, member of the Gilchrist Board of Directors
- Dr. Theresa Nguyen, Chair of Pediatrics at GBMC HealthCare
- Alexis “Lucky” Thompson, a member of the GBMC HealthCare Board of Directors and Philanthropy Committee
- Erlene Washington, CPA, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GBMC Health Partners
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