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The chefs, volunteers and guests who make up our Signature Chefs Events community are coming together in new, innovative ways to suport moms and babies this year.
We are following state mandated guidelines in response to COVID-19 and will not have an in-person event this year. So, we are preparing an exciting, new Virtual Gala for your 2020 March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction experience!
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Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and 1 million will die before their first birthday. Your gift helps the March of Dimes fund research, education, advocacy and programs that help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.
Nurse of the Year Awards is an awards event and fundraiser that brings together the health care community to recognize nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality patient care, innovation and leadership. Eighteen awards will be presented to the most outstanding nurse within each category. Nurses are first nominated by peers, nurse managers, supervisors or even the families they have impacted. Following, each nurse is asked to submit an application to be considered. Each application is carefully reviewed and scored by a committee of Chief Nursing Officers and other nurse leaders from the health care community. We invite you to discuss the variety of options available for Nurse of the Year sponsorship to help you reach an active and engaged audience. By working with your March of Dimes representative, you can create a program that meets your goals and objectives and targets audiences in your area, and even across the country. Together we can reach key audiences in your community.
ADVANCED PRACTICE category sponsor: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Psychotherapist. AMBULATORY CARE Clinic (pediatric or adult), office and other ambulatory care settings and/or school, transplant coordinators, outpatient diagnostics, parish nurse. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Nurses who work in Mental Health and Addictive Services. CASE MANAGEMENT / MANAGED CARE category sponsor: Nurses actively engaged in the professional practice of case management in any health care setting. Nurses who perform clinical assessments and/or advocates for appropriate patient admissions to specialty units/programs. Nurses in managed care/health maintenance organization settings, i.e., Utilization Management Nurses, Legal Review Nurses, Transition of Care/ Onsite Review Nurses, Disease Management and Telephonic Nurses Line Nurses. CRITICAL CARE Includes all nurses working in adult, pediatric and neonatal critical care and intermediate care units whose care and engagement consistently demonstrates excellence in critical care nursing. DISTINGUISHED NURSE A nurse who, over the past 10 years, has made significant contributions to nursing in Ohio through professional, community and/or personal achievements and is a strong leader within their area of expertise. DIVERSITY Any nurse who demonstrates excellence within their specialty while exemplifying commitment to advancing the principles of diversity and inclusion, and demonstrably promotes diversity within the field of nursing. EDUCATION & RESEARCH category sponsor: Educators from Hospitals, Universities, Junior Colleges, and Community Schools. Nurses contributing to the field of Nursing through Research and Publications EMERGENCY Nurses in ED, flight, ambulance, pre-hospital, telephone triage and Peds ER. GENERAL MEDICAL Medical, orthopedics, neurological, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular nursing dependent upon specialty. LONG TERM ACUTE CARE REHAB / HOSPICE & PALLATIVE Nursing in inpatient/outpatient hospice settings, palliative care and all home health care settings. Nurses caring for patients in specialty Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Acute Rehabilitation Long Term Care Facilities. NURSE LEADERSHIP category sponsor: This category includes any nurse in a health care leadership role including charge nurses, department directors/managers, administrative directors, entrepreneurs, consultants, CNE’s, CNO’s, and VP’s. PEDIATRIC category sponsor: Nursery and general pediatric units nurses. PUBLIC HEALTH Includes nurses in population based care such as school nurses, occupational nurse, prison nurse, public health nurse and community health nurse. QUALITY & RISK MANAGEMENT INFECTION CONTROL Performance Improvement, Quality Management, Risk Management, Informatics, Patient Advocate, Patient Safety in the Community and/or Hospital; and nurses in IC/EH. RISING STAR Nurses who at the time of the nomination have no more than 3 years of practice, and exemplify outstanding patient care, leadership and professionalism. SURGICAL SERVICES & PROCEDURAL AREA Nurses in Perioperative, Preoperative, PACU, Day Surgery, OR, Oncology and Endoscopy, cath lab and special procedures, dialysis, PTCA Interventional Radiology. WOMEN'S HEALTH & CENTERING Antepartum, Intrapartum, Maternal/Baby Care, Postpartum and Gynecology. Nurses in Centering Programs.
The March of Dimes celebrates nursing in the most meaningful way, through partnerships with hospitals, health care facilities, organizations, vendors and individuals. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels for the 5th Annual Ohio Nurse of the Year Awards.
2017 Ohio Nurse of the Year Awards - Chaired by: K. Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Executive Chief Nursing Officer - Cleveland Clinic Health System. Thanks to the leadership of our volunteer chairs and committee members, we are honored to present Nurse of the Year events. After months of hard work, these volunteers have taken the event to new heights, honoring more nurses than ever before. The March of Dimes and the families we support are grateful for the generosity and effort of the team that made this event possible.
View our updated event acknowledgements and waivers here.
