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NYACK COLLEGE HOSTS 31st ANNUAL ROCKLAND COUNTY NURSE RECOGNITION DAY
NYACK, NY--Nyack College will host the 2013 Rockland County Nurse Recognition Day on Wednesday, May 15 from noon until 3:00 pm in Bowman Gym on the Rockland campus in Nyack, NY. This year’s theme is “Nursing: Advancing the Profession through Education.” Nurse Recognition Day is a part of the National Nurse Recognition Week, which is held every year to raise public awareness of the value and significance of nursing. Nurse Recognition Week is celebrated May 6-12 nationwide, helps educate communities about the vital role that the nation's 2.9 million nurses play. From bedside nursing in hospitals and long-term care facilities to the halls of research institutions, state legislatures, and Congress, the depth and breadth of the nursing profession is meeting the expanding health care needs of American society.
The Rockland County Nurse Recognition Committee is accepting nominations from the community and healthcare facilities for registered nurses who are staff or administrators. To receive a nomination form, contact the Nominations Committee Chair Patricia Cabbel at Patrcia.Cabbel@omh.ny.gov and return the completed form by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1. The winning candidates will be awarded "Excellence in Practice" awards at May 15 Recognition Day program at Nyack College.
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nterested healthcare vendors are also invited to participate and should contact Maureen Kroning, Chair of the Rockland County Nurse Recognition Committee by email at Maureen.Kroning@nyack.edu for more information.
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Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center to serve as
Host For This Year’s Nurse Recognition Day Event
Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center will be hosting the 2010 Rockland County Nurse Recognition Committee Luncheon.
Summit Park is a 57-bed facility for individuals who no longer warrant staying at an acute care hospital but who are still too ill to go home. On-site Medical Director and doctors, Skilled Nursing 24 hours a day, Individual Care Plans to meet medical, rehabilitation, dietary and other needs of the patient or resident. These plans are based on input from our professional staff, families and patient/resident, Rehabilitation including physical, occupational and horticultural therapies; speech; hearing; artificial limb; orthotic, and pain relief, Full-time Director and pharmacy staff, Medical Labs including X-ray, EKG, Dental and eye care.
Rockland County Nurse Recognition Committee
Rockland County Health Forum
