March of Dimes Nurse of Year Awards
Two Nurses Honored at Beverly Hospital
The March of Dimes Massachusetts Chapter is pleased to announce
the finalists for its third annual Nurse of the Year Awards. A
formal awards ceremony will be held at the VERVE - Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Natick on October 7 at 6 pm.
Nurses are an integral part of the March of Dimes mission for
stronger, healthier babies. The Nurse of the Year Awards is a
statewide event that recognizes exceptional nurses, creates
awareness of professional excellence and promotes the future of the
nursing profession, while helping to advance the mission of the
March of Dimes.
The Nurse of the Year selection committee reviewed applications
in the categories of: Advanced Practice, Community Health, Public
Health, Education, Neonatal, Nurse Researcher, Administration,
Pediatric, Family Medicine, Women's Health, Student Nurse,
Maternal/Newborn, Labor and Delivery and Anti-Partum. More than 75
finalists emerged, all representing the March of Dimes vision for a
healthier, stronger generation of babies and families.
Two nurses from Beverly Hospital have been named finalists. They
are: Terasa (Morris) Giovannucci and Kellie
Verga.
The Nurse of the Year Awards Presenting Sponsor is Randstad
Healthcare. Gold sponsors are: Hologic, Medimmune, the Association
of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and
Abbott Nutrition. Hospital sponsors are: Brigham & Women's
Hospital, Baystate Health Care and MetroWest Medical Center.
About the March of Dimes:
In 2013, the March of Dimes celebrates its 75th Anniversary and its
ongoing work to help babies get a healthy start in life. Early
research led to the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines that all babies
still receive. Other breakthroughs include new treatments for
premature infants and children with birth defects. About 4 million
babies are born each year in the United States, and all have
benefitted from March of Dimes lifesaving research and
education.
