It is National Nurses Week!
Our nursing and patient care teams are a big part of the backbone of MSBI and their presence, kindness, professionalism, excellence, and generosity keep our patients safe and at ease.
We have over 600 nurses in our MSBI network who work in various settings including inpatient, ambulatory, case management, administration, education, and others. They continuously strive for excellence by advancing their education, collaborating with each other, asking questions, and speaking up at the right times. I am so thankful for all they do and happy we were able to celebrate them in so many ways this week.
We celebrated many of our nurses for their dedication to high quality care and patient experience at the Beatrice Renfield Circle of Excellence Awards. We also had amazing nominees for the 1199 Nurse of Distinction Awards last Friday:
The 3 Dazian and Cystic Fibrosis team won for Excellence in Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration.
Taina Rivera, BSN, (center), from 4 Bernstein won for excellence in patient centered care for a staff nurse and wanted to share the award with nominee Georgina-Andrea Irvine, RN, (second row with glasses), who also works in 4B.
The Department of Spiritual Care won the “Friend of Nursing” award for being great collaborators and supporters of the nursing community.
Taina Rivera, BSN, Gloria Lewis-Bailey RN, and Rose Otero were among the nurses nominated for the 1199 Nurses of Distinction Awards.
Our nurses also bring joy and creativity to MSBI. The Zumba flash mob party on Monday sounds like it was unlike any hospital celebration I have ever seen! I also heard there are some unbelievable talents signed up for the Union Square talent show later today. They truly are an impressive bunch.
Thank you for all you do today and always.