26th Annual Nightingale Awards Honor Six Area Nurses
The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing honored hundreds of area nurses, giving special recognition to six, at the 26th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence on Thursday, May 10, during Nurses Week, at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.
The 2018 Nightingale Award winners are:
- Barbara EhrhardtUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center
- Rita HartmanGood Samaritan Hospital
- Stephanie MackeyTriHealth Bethesda Butler Hospital
- Monica SmithCincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Jeanette WiedemanLindner Center of Hope
- Matt YockeyUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center
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