Lexington County, SC 05/05/2021 - Palmetto Gold has selected 100 registered nurses from across the state of South Carolina to receive the prestigious Palmetto Gold award for nursing this year. This accolade celebrates nurses who exemplify excellence in nursing practice and commitment to the nursing profession.
Included in the 100 honorees are five nurses who serve and work in Lexington County. They are:
Jessica Davis – Lexington Medical Center
Jessica Drafts – Lexington Medical Center
Ashley Street – Lexington Medical Center
Jeannie Dunn – Lexington Medical Center Irmo
Anita Boland – Lexington Presbyterian Church
Each year, nurses are selected for Palmetto Gold through a nomination and selection process that includes nurses from across South Carolina in a variety of practice settings. Each recipient promotes and advances the nursing profession in a positive way; displays exceptional caring and commitment to patients, families, student nurses and colleagues; demonstrates leadership; assists others in growth and development; and promotes the profession of nursing through civic and community activities. The nurses are recognized at an annual gala. To date, more than 2,000 nurses have received this award.
“Now more than ever, we recognize the outstanding care, compassion and professionalism that nurses provide to patients each day. We are pleased to honor 100 nurses throughout South Carolina who demonstrate extraordinary excellence in their work,” said K. Sue Haddock, chair of Palmetto Gold.
Importantly, Palmetto Gold supports the future of nursing by using proceeds from the gala to provide a $1,000 nursing scholarship to each registered nurse undergraduate program in South Carolina. Palmetto Gold awarded the first scholarships in 2003. In 2008, Palmetto Gold created the $2,000 Renetta Loquist Graduate Nursing Scholarship in honor of a member of the original Palmetto Gold committee and a leader in nursing in South Carolina. Palmetto Gold has now awarded more than $475,000 in nursing scholarships.
Palmetto Gold began in 2001 when a coalition of nurse leaders in South Carolina formed a statewide nursing recognition program that would showcase the valuable contributions nurses make to patient care and raise money to provide scholarships.
This year’s Palmetto Gold gala is scheduled for September 18 in Columbia.
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