Griffin Hospital celebrated its nurses with a recent Nurses’ Week luncheon and awards ceremony.
Paulina Jaworski, RN, of Ansonia, Maureen Smith, RN, of Beacon Falls, and Kathryn Dibona, RN, of Naugatuck, were named 2013 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing winners.
Registered nurse Dena Sabin, of Shelton, won the PeriOperative Nursing Excellence in Memory of Marie Santini, RN.
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.
In the top photo, Griffin Hospital nurses, from left, Kathryn Dibona, RN, of Naugatuck, Paulina Jaworski, RN, of Ansonia, and Maureen Smith, RN, of Beacon Falls were named 2013 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing winners.
In the second photo, Dena Sabin, RN, of Shelton, right, poses with presenter Danita Alberti.
