SUMMIT’S LAWRENCE RECEIVES NURSING AWARD

June 7, 2010 – Summit Medical Center announced today that
Charlene Lawrence, Director of Medical/Pediatrics – 4th floor, was selected as Summit’s 2010 winner of the Ruth Harkreader Compassion Award. Mrs. Lawrence was presented the award during a special ceremony at a Nurse’s Day luncheon on May 28 at the hospital.

The Ruth Harkreader Compassion Award is given in recognition of Nurse’s Day and is named after Ruth Harkreader in memory of her contribution to the professional practice of nursing at Summit Medical Center. The award recognizes those attributes that are at the core of nursing and embodied through the I-SERVE…with pleasure values. Mrs. Lawrence was nominated by her peers and recognized for her compassion, honesty and integrity.

“It is an honor to present this award to Charlene, and to recognize all of our nominees for providing exceptional, compassionate, quality patient care!” said Mary Ann Angle, Chief Nursing Officer at Summit.

Other nominees included:  Indira Nair, Emergency Department, Ruth Ann Stevens, Director of PCU and Sandra Cummins, LPN.

Summit Medical Center is a 188-bed regional medical center serving the residents of Davidson, Wilson and surrounding counties.  Summit offers a full range of services including emergency, medical, surgical, obstetric, oncology, psychiatric and diagnostic services.  The hospital also offers the latest advances in imaging services, including the area’s first hospital based 64-slice CT scanner. For more information, call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit www.TriStarHealth.com and click on Summit Medical Center.