Celebrating HoG Nurses During National Nurses Week May 6–12
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. Just as Nightingale carried her lamp through the night to check on wounded soldiers, today’s nurses have shined their light on everyone in our community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we reflect on the past several years, our families have witnessed the critical role and significant impact nurses have on the health and well-being of our families and our society as a whole. We have also seen how nurses across the country have put their own lives at risk to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is absolutely no better time to celebrate nurses and show them our appreciation than right now!
This year’s theme for International Nurses Day (#IND2023) is “Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health.” We know that nurses across the country and around the globe are leading voices for global health. Nurses step forward to help others and are a special breed of healers and doers. We appreciate all that our Hemophilia of Georgia nurses do every day. Especially during National Nurses Week, we want to honor them and show them the love and support they consistently give to everyone else in our community!
A big shout out to HoG’s amazing nursing staff: Michelle Lowe, Vice President of Clinical Services; Stephanie Matz, Senior Director of Clinical Services; Jennifer Crabbe, Director of Nursing; Courtney Gustin, Clinical Nurse Coordinator; Penny Kumpf, VWD Community Outreach Nurse and our AMAZING team of Outreach Nurses: Katrina Bennett, Karen Clark, Amen Detti, Theresa Knapp, and Shelby Stroughter. Additionally, we celebrate Julie Hayman, Director of Payer Solutions, who is a registered nurse.