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Through several activities Nurses are being celebrated for National Nurses Week. On May 8 at AHN Sainty Vincent in the hospital\u2019s McGarvey Learning Center the 2026 Nurses Week Awards were held at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Throughout the weeklong celebration the Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot visited, a mass was held, and the ceremonial lamp was lit to being the week of activities.<\/p>\n
Nursing staff were able to enjoy breakfast and snack carts making rounds in several units. Several vendors visited and several other activities were held to show the ongoing support for nurses in the hospital. The staff were also able to enjoy daily scavenger hunts.<\/p>\n
Winners of 2026 Nurses Week:<\/p>\n
Rookie of the Year \u2013 Marah Rush \u2013 ED<\/p>\n
Aspiring Clinical Leader \u2013 Michelle Russ \u2013 4N<\/p>\n
Rising Star \u2013 Dominique Levier \u2013 ICU<\/p>\n
Legacy Nurse \u2013 Cathy Brandt \u2013 CDU<\/p>\n
Nurse\u2019s Nurse \u2013 Tyler Reichard \u2013 4N<\/p>\n
Nursing Education and Professional Development \u2013 Kim Linse, RN<\/p>\n
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice \u2013 Heidi Hinkler \u2013 2R<\/p>\n
Nurse Preceptor – Colleen Schnaekel \u2013 ICU<\/p>\n
Spirit of Nursing \u2013 Tyler Reichard \u2013 4N<\/p>\n
Friend of Nursing \u2013 Joice Dumba, Environmental Services<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we celebrate Nurses Week 2026, we at AHN Saint Vincent want to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of our incredible nurses for their dedication to our mission and, most important, to our patients,\u201d said Jill Muir, RN, AHN Saint Vincent Chief Nursing Officer. \u201cTheir unwavering commitment, compassion and expertise are the heart of this hospital. In every moment, they bring comfort, healing, and hope to our patients and their families, often navigating challenging moments with remarkable grace and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Through several activities Nurses are being celebrated for National Nurses Week. On May 8 at AHN Sainty Vincent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,18650,83551,83548,83550,83549],"class_list":["post-187270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-healthcare-workers","tag-hospital-event","tag-nurses-week","tag-nursing-awards","tag-nursing-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}