March of Dimes 2011 Nurse of the Year Awards


Published on: 11/03/2011

Jackie Lytle Gonzalez and Nancy Humbert of Nicklaus Children's Hospital, formerly Miami Children's Hospital, will present awards in these categories at the 2011 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year awards.

  • Advance Practice
  • Best Practice/Quality & Risk
  • Case Management/Care Coordination/Managed Care
  • Clinical & Academic
  • Community/Public Health/Ambulatory
  • Critical Care/Surgical Services
  • Emergency/Trauma
  • Hospice, Home Health & Palliative
  • Leadership-Executive
  • Leadership-Managers
  • Medical/Surgical
  • Pediatric/Adolescent Health
  • Rising Star
  • Student Nurse
  • Women’s Health
That night, Lillian Rivera, Administrator, Miami Dade Health County Department, will receive the March of Dimes Nurse of The Year 2011 Honoree Award.
 
For more information, contact Angela Alexander at 305-477-1192, ext. 14 or aaalexander@marchofdimes.com

 
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with nearly 800 attending physicians and more than 475 pediatric subspecialists. The 309-bed hospital, known as Miami Children's Hospital from 1983 through 2014, is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.

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