New Hampshire Magazine, in partnership with the New Hampshire Nurses Association, congratulates the 2020 Excellence in Nursing recipients. This award honors the unsung heroes of the state’s healthcare community.
Nurses are key members of any healthcare team, but their skills and contributions are often unrecognized. Join us as we celebrate the very best in nursing – those who go above and beyond to comfort, heal and educate – to bring to light how critical nursing is to achieving comprehensive healthcare.
Recipients were featured in the June 2020 issue of New Hampshire Magazine.
Held Thursday, November 19, 2020
Susan A. Reeves EdD, RN
Susan A. Reeves, EdD, RN, CENP, Executive Vice President, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Chief Nursing Executive, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System
Susan A. Reeves was named the Executive Vice President of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in July 2020. In this role, she is responsible for establishing and executing DHMC’s short and long-range objectives in the context of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health’s (D-HH) Strategic Plan, and ensuring efficient, effective and high-quality patient care to meet the community needs of the DHMC service area. Reeves works in close collaboration with D-HH’s Chief Clinical Officer on the day-to-day operation of DHMC and aligns and integrates DHMC into the D-HH System. Reeves’ team at DHMC includes senior-level leaders from clinical care, research, operations and finance.
Reeves is also the Chief Nursing Executive for the D-HH system, a role which she assumed in June 2017. In this role, Reeves is responsible for setting the strategic direction for nursing across the system and for creating alignment for nursing practice across all D-HH entities.
| CATEGORY | 2020 RECIPIENT | HOSPITAL OR PRACTICE |
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
Rachel Ritter |
Collaborative Anesthesia Partners |
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Ambulatory Care Nursing |
Lisa Lang |
Foundation Medical Partners |
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Cardiovascular Nursing |
Pamela Laflamme |
Elliot Cardiovascular Consultants, |
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Emergency Nursing |
Kelsey Pearl |
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital |
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Gerontologic & Long Term Care Nursing |
Julie Percy |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, |
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Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing |
Sharry Keller |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, |
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Maternal-Child Health Nursing |
Patricia Roncone |
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center |
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Medical-Surgical Nursing |
Kelly Snow |
Elliot Hospital |
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Nurse Educators and Nurse Researchers |
Alyssa O’Brien |
University of New Hampshire, |
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Nurse Leader |
Julie Reynolds |
Cornerstone Visiting Nurses Association |
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Pediatric & School Nursing |
Samantha Presby |
Lafayette Regional Elementary School |
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Kimberly Anick |
New Hampshire Hospital |
|
Public Health Nursing |
Theresa Calope |
City of Nashua, |
Now more than ever, as we continue to endure the pandemic, nurses deserve to be recognized for all the work they do on the front lines of our communities throughout the state. In partnership with the New Hampshire Nurses Association, New Hampshire Magazine needs your help to honor these healthcare professionals who deserve recognition for their efforts in fighting COVID-19. We also want to celebrate the very best in nursing – those who go above and beyond to comfort, heal and educate – and to bring to light how critical nursing is to achieving comprehensive health care.
If you know a nurse, please consider nominating them in one of the award categories. Recognition is especially meaningful during these times, so say “Thank You” to these healthcare heroes by submitting a nomination today.
2021 Excellence in Nursing categories:
Judging criterion
Nominators should review the criterion for each category prior to starting the nomination form in order to ensure details for each required section can be provided.
For a full list of criterion and to review each category, please view the judging criteria page.
*Nominations due by January 8, 2021*
Help us honor the unsung heroes of the state’s healthcare community – those who go above and beyond to comfort, heal and educate – bringing to light how critical nursing is to achieving comprehensive healthcare.
Recipients were featured in the June 2021 issue of New Hampshire Magazine.
If you have any questions or need assistance with your nomination, please contact us at events@mcleancommunicaitons.com.
Until recent events reminded the world of just how much we need them, nurses were the unsung heroes of the medical community. These talented individuals provide their skills and sacrifice on a daily basis, and now thanks to COVID-19, we have a glimpse of the debt we owe. New Hampshire Magazine, in partnership with the New Hampshire Nurses Association, is proud to say thanks to them all by calling out a few in our Excellence in Nursing Awards.
The second annual Excellence in Nursing Awards honor 13 unsung heroes of the state’s medical community, and bring to light how critical nursing is to achieving comprehensive healthcare. Meet this year's winners.
The inaugural Excellence in Nursing Awards honor 13 unsung heroes of the state’s medical community, and bring to light how critical nursing is to achieving comprehensive healthcare.
Thank you to those who joined us on Thursday, May 29, 2019 to celebrate this year’s award recipients at the 2nd Annual Excellence in Nursing event. Thank you also to the New Hampshire Nurses Association for their guidance and support.
Photos from the reception were taken by Karen Bachelder.
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