DERBY - Griffin Hospital recently held its 32nd Annual Nurse Day Celebration to honor its more than 350 staff nurses and present awards to those who provided exceptional care during the year.
Tammy Brown, RNC, of Naugatuck, was named a 2018 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing winner.
Originally developed by the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut, the Nightingale Award celebrates outstanding nurses and elevates the nursing profession.
The goals of the Nightingale Award program are to encourage retention, inspire future nurses, focus public attention, and recognize the breadth and scope of nursing practice at the local level.
The celebration also recognized Michele Derbyshire, RN, of Ansonia, with the Mary Schumacher Nursing Leadership Award; Kathy Augustitus, RN, of Seymour, with the Richard Stivala, M.D., Obstetric Nursing Excellence Award; Christine Moon, MST, of Seymour, with the Donald Torok Memorial Scholarship; and Susan Bouton, RN, of Oxford, with Shirley Yale nursing scholarships.
Griffin Hospital Clinical Director Kelly Egan, RN, left, presented Michele Derbyshire, RN, of Ansonia with the Mary Schumacher Nursing Leadership Award.
Marge Fischer, Clinical Director, Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital, left, presented Kathy Augustitus, RN, of Seymour with the Richard Stivala, M.D., Obstetric Nursing Excellence Award.
Linda Torok, left, presented Griffin Hospital Multi-Skilled Technician Christine Moon of Seymour with the Donald Torok Memorial Scholarship.
Griffin Hospital nurses, from left, Michael Montefusco, RN, BC, of Hamden, Susan Bouton, RN, of Oxford, and Derek Pozzesere, RN, of New Haven, received the Shirley Yale Nursing Scholarships.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
