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Texas Health Lands 29 Honorees on 2009 Roster of "Great 100 Nurses"
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Kathy
Baldwin
SW FW
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Kelly
Ballinger
HEB
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Dorothy
Bartz
Plano
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Deborah
Behan
HEB
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Chris
Brooks
Dallas
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Susan
Courtois
Plano
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Jeanette
Vaughan Duric
Dallas
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Joyce
Eckstein
Fort Worth
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Carol M.
Jones
Dallas
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Glenda
Kupferle
Fort Worth
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Jackie
Laws
Cleburne
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Susie
Morrison
Cleburne
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Beth
Nolan
HEB
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Carol
Olivier
Cleburne
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Sharon
Overath
HEB
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Allison
Snyder
Fort Worth
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Gail
Tucker
SW FW
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Meg
Wagner
Fort Worth
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Anne
Wainwright
HEB
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Faylene
Walker
Kaufman
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Marcie
Walters
Plano
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Kathy
Walton
HEB
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Catherine
Warthan
Fort Worth
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Diane
Wickline
SW FW
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Gayle
Wilkins
Fort Worth
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Debra
Willis
Plano
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Mary Jane
Winkenhofer
Plano
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Julie
Winkler
Arlington
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Kathy
Wright
Plano
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Awards Accounting for Almost One-Third of Recognized Nurses in
D/FW Metroplex, More than Any Other Hospital or Health System
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 4, 2009 — Some might see it as a competition and, if so, the nurses at Texas Health Resources hospitals have dominated, winning 29 spots on the coveted "Great 100 Nurses" list, an annual award naming the best of the best in the nursing profession in the D/FW area.
Oncology Nurse Sharon Overath, R.N., O.C.N., who works at the bedside treating cancer patients at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst Euless Bedford, will hear none of that.
"It's about teamwork," Overath says. "These nurses here challenge me and, at the same time, they are my safety net. It's about helping each other and pushing each other to be better. Every good nurse will tell you that."
Overath and two of the nurses on her 13-bed oncology unit were named to the list, as were nurses at hospitals across the Texas Health system. All told, Texas Health nurses nabbed 29 spots on the "Great 100 Nurses" list, accounting for almost a third of the recognized nurses in D/FW — more than any other hospital or health system in the Metroplex.
"It is nothing less than a coup," said Douglas D. Hawthorne, CEO of Texas Health. "Our nurses set a high bar for each other, an example of excellence that is made up of hard work and dedication for every patient, every day. I am proud that their work was recognized among the best in our region."
The Texas Nurses Association (TNA) and the Dallas-Fort Worth Nurse Executives annually sponsor the "Great 100 Nurses," which honors registered nurses in the area who exemplify excellence in the art and science of nursing. The award is unique in that honorees do not have to belong to a particular professional organization or practice in a particular clinical specialty to be recognized; any registered nurse whose place of employment is within the TNA's districts may be nominated by their peers and then ultimately selected by the TNA's Nurse Executive Group for the award.
The "Great 100 Nurses" will be honored by TNA Districts 3 and 4 and by the Dallas-Fort Worth Nurse Executives at the 19th annual gala on April 19th at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.
Texas Health "Great 100" honorees by hospital:
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Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
- Jackie Laws, RN
- Susie Morrison, BSN, RN-C, IBCLC
- Carol Olivier, RN, BS
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
- Joyce Eckstein, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
- Glenda Kupferle, RN, MSN, CWOCN
- Allison Snyder, RN, MSN(C), BSN, CCRN
- Meg Wagner, RN, MLS
- Catherine Warthan, RN-C, BSN
- Gayle Wilkins, RN, MSN(C), OCN
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB
- Kelly Ballinger, RN, OCN
- Deborah Behan, RN-BC, PhD(C)
- Beth Nolan, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ACCE
- Sharon Overath, RN, OCN
- Anne Wainwright, RN, OCN
- Kathy Walton, RN, BSN
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
- Chris Brooks, RN-C, MSN
- Jeanette Vaughan Duric, RN, MSN, CCRN
- Carol M. Jones, MS, RN, CPAN
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital
Southwest Fort Worth
- Kathy Baldwin, PhD, RN, CNS, ANP, GNP, CEN
- Gail Tucker, RN, BSN
- Diane Wickline, RN, BSN
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
- Dorothy Bartz, RN, BSN
- Susan Courtois, RN, BSN
- Marcie Walters, RN
- Debra Willis, BS, RN-BC
- Mary Jane Winkenhofer, RN, BSN
- Kathy Wright, RN, BSN, CCRN
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About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health care delivery systems in the United States and the largest in North Texas in terms of patients served. The system of 13 hospitals includes Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, Texas Health Harris Methodist hospitals, Texas Health Presbyterian hospitals, and a medical research organization. Texas Health is a corporate member or partner in six additional hospitals and surgery centers. For more information, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.TexasHealth.org.
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