5/12/07 The Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida Celebration
The Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida gathered together for their biennial celebration honoring 100 of the area’s top nurses. This wonderful event took place Saturday, May 12th at Jacksonville’s prestigious Hyatt Hotel, in conjunction with National Nurses week. Professional colleagues, family members, patients, and community members were invited to nominate exemplary nurses to be one of the Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida awardees.
AKH Inc. is honored to announce our very own Great 100 Nurses award recipient, Virginia "Ginny" McCarty, RN, CIC, LHRM. Ginny work as the CE Coordinator for AKH Inc. We would like to express a special congratulations to her and all of the other 99 Great 100 Nurses of 2007.
This superb evening composed of dining, video presentations, music, and an awards ceremony was promoted through various media outlets which served to educate the community on the work of the registered nurse, the extent of the nursing shortage, and available programs. Community supporters included all of the major nurse employers – hospitals, public health departments, colleges and schools of nursing. Attendance at the event and organization awareness has grown with each celebration.