SSM Health Care – St. Louis recognizes its winners and finalist
ST. LOUIS, MO – On April 21, St. Louis Magazine announced the winners of the 2011 Excellence in Nursing awards. At a reception Wednesday, April 20, St. Louis Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jarrett Medlin and AT HOME Editor-in-Chief Christy Marshall presented awards to 65 finalists. The overall winners in each category were announced for the first time at the reception. Jon Caron of SSM DePaul Health Center won for the Emergency Department category. Below is a list of the winners and finalists for SSM Health Care – St. Louis hospitals.
The 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients Include:
Educator
Finalist: Valerie Vogeler, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Emergency Department
Winner: Jon Caron, SSM DePaul Health Center
Finalists: Cherie Blaesing, SSM DePaul Health Center
Martha Rahm, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Long-Term Care
Finalists: Maureen Deutman, SSM St. Clare Health Center
Oncology
Finalist: Rachel Zimnavoda Schwartz, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Orthopedics
Finalist: Barbara Cook, SSM DePaul Health Center
In all, the Excellence in Nursing awards included 16 categories: Cardiovascular; Educator; Emergency Department; General Practice; Hospice, Home Health & Palliative Care; Intensive Care; Internal Medicine; Leadership; Long-Term Care; Neurology; Oncology; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; School; Surgery; and Women’s Health.
“Last year, our editors unveiled the inaugural Excellence in Nursing Awards, and we didn’t know what to expect,” says Editor-in-Chief Jarrett Medlin. “The reception was so encouraging that we decided to continue the project for the second year in a row. We are honored to spotlight such a vital—though often unrecognized—sector of the medical field.”
St. Louis Magazine received nearly 200 nominations for the awards contest. Those nominations were evaluated by a selection committee that chose the finalists. The selection committee of the 2011 Excellence in Nursing competition included Jeanne M. Floyd, former executive director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center; Jill Kliethermes, CEO of the Missouri Nurses Association; and Diane Twedell, vice president and chief nursing officer of Mayo Health System in Austin, Minn.
The overall winners in each category are profiled in a 10-page feature in the May issue of St. Louis Magazine, which was unveiled at the awards reception. The issue hits subscribers’ mailboxes April 22 and newsstands April 29. St. Louis Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing awards reception was held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The event was presented by Budweiser Select, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Life Uniform, and Select 55.
To see the list of winners and finalists online, visit: http://www.stlmag.com/Blogs/SLM-Buzz/April-2011/SLM-Announces-the-2011-Excellence-in-Nursing-Award-Winners/.