26 UnityPoint Health nurses have been selected as part of the 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2018. The honorees selected work every day, across various care settings, to care for their patients, teams and communities and show them how much they matter. Recipients included:
UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids
Diane Handler and Ann Overto
Unity Point Health – Des Moines
Larie Barker, Ann Benetti, Jenny Cataldo, Karen Lutter and Shannon Mart
UnityPoint Health – Dubuque
Jill Herrig
UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge
Julie Barkema
UnityPoint Health – Quad Cities/Muscatine
Linda Anders
UnityPoint Health – Waterloo
Heather Hemann
UnityPoint at Home
Penni Blackman, Vikki Bridgford and Melissa Bruch
UnityPoint Health – Jones Regional Medical Center
Deanna Cook
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Rita Comstock, Lynn Ivarson, JoAnne Tapper and Luann Wittrock
Community Memorial Hospital
Lynne Niemann and Michael Tiedt
Green County Medical Center
Jessica Brown
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Katie Neleman
Lucas County Health Center
Elizabeth Graves and Joselle Beth Lawless
Loring Hospital
Kay Martin
In all, over 500 Iowa nurses were nominated for this honor. Those nominations came in from patients, colleagues and friends. Reviewers looked for those nominees who made meaningful, lasting contributions to their patients, colleagues and the nursing profession, and are viewed as mentors to other nursing professionals. Those selected are known for their courage, competence and commitment to the field of nursing.
The nurses will be honored at the 14th annual celebration of Iowa’s Great Nurses on May 6 at the Iowa Events Center’s Community Choice Credit Union, Des Moines, Iowa. The event is a prelude to National Nurses Week, May 6-12.
This statewide program is made possible through the support of sponsors. The Iowa Nurses Association, Iowa Nurses Foundation and the University of Iowa College of Nursing collaborate on this project each year. To see the entire list, visit
www.greatnurses.org
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