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Sixteen Masonicare Nurses Receive Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing - 5/4/2009

Wallingford, CT, May 4, 2009........At special dinner and awards galas held on April 30 at four locations throughout Connecticut, Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing were presented to 16 nurses nominated by Masonicare.  The Nightingale Awards program recognizes hundreds of nurses throughout Connecticut for their dedication, commitment and generous contributions to the field of nursing. The program is open and inclusive of all healthcare settings -- hospitals, home health care, health centers, schools, health departments, long-term care, nursing schools, agencies and medical practices. 

The following nurses were recognized for their outstanding service to Masonicare:

Masonicare Health Center
Mary Moore, LPN
Ann Marie Richardson, RN
Angelina Tomanio, LPN

Masonicare Home Health & Hospice
Linda Bonneau, RN, BSN
Patricia Duff, RN, BSN
Agnes Ferraro, RN
Susan Keefe, RN, BSN
Barbara Jackson, RN
Alice Labonte-Esposito, RN
Barbara Pecor, RN
Mary Turner, BSN

Masonicare at Newtown
Day Bouttaphom, LPN
Haydee Davies, LPN
Melissa Malin, RN

Masonicare Partners Home Health & Hospice
Pamela Bannon, RN
Susan Gagliardi, RN, BSN

This year, at the ninth annual Nightingale Awards presentations, these special nurses were honored at concurrent award dinners held in Groton, Stamford, Hartford and Wallingford.    Stephen B. McPherson, President and CEO of Masonicare, said, "We are very proud of the outstanding nurses who work throughout the Masonicare continuum.  Their dedication and commitment to our residents and patients are exemplary, and it is especially gratifying that we honor them at a time when National Nurse's Week is also celebrated."

Masonicare is Connecticut's leading not-for-profit provider of healthcare and retirement living for seniors.

PHOTO
Back Row: Agnes Ferraro, Ann Marie Richardson, Susan Gagliardi, Melissa Malin, Day Bouttaphom, Haydee Davies, Barbara Pecor

Front Row: Mary Turner, Patricia Duff, Mary Moore, Pamela Bannon, Alice Labonte-Esposito, Barbara Jackson, Linda Bonneau, Angelina Tomanio        Missing from photo: Susan Keefe

Penny O'Neill
Public Relations Manager
Masonicare
203-679-5041
poneill@masonicare.org
www.masonicare.org

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