Twenty-eight Atrium Health Nurses Among Top 100 in North Carolina
Nurses honored for their commitment to their patients, communities and the nursing profession
CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 7, 2024 – Atrium Health is proud to announce that 28 of its nurses were named North Carolina Great 100 nurses for 2024, more than any other organization in the state. Out of hundreds of applications, only 100 nurses are selected each year by their peers for this prestigious once-in-a-lifetime honor which recognizes nursing excellence in North Carolina.
“These 28 nurses exemplify characteristics of professional nursing’s highest standards, which is what it means to be a nurse at Advocate Health,” said Janice Walker, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of Advocate Health – Southeast Region, which includes Atrium Health. “Atrium Health nurses have a long tradition of innovation, clinical excellence and evidence-informed practice. For these 28 nurses to be recognized by their peers highlights their dedication to the field of nursing and the patients who trust us with their care.”
The Great 100, Inc. has been honoring North Carolina nurses’ commitment to excellence for more than 30 years and also provides scholarships for nursing education in the state. This year’s Great 100 recipients were selected from hundreds of applicants, based on several criteria:
- Promotes and advances the profession of nursing in their practice setting and/or community.
- Demonstrates integrity, honesty and accountability.
- Displays commitment to patients, families and colleagues.
- Demonstrates caring and assists others to grow and develop.
- Radiates energy and enthusiasm and contributes to overall outcomes in their practice setting.
- Nicole Deal from Advocate Health nursing administration
- Sherry Dixon from Ambulatory Services
- Dorinda Snyder from Atrium Health Behavioral Health
- Kiersten Brelewski from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Cathy Hester from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Jennifer Noble from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Robert Rose from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Jenifer St Clair from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Misty Wheeler from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Shelby Whitlow from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Darrell “Greg” Wright from Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Melissa Coble from Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital
- Janine Sansom from Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital
- Jessica Earhart Davis from Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
- Amanda Kelm from Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
- Ebony Shears from Atrium Health Levine Cancer University City
- Lisa Hennigan from Atrium Health Mercy
- Kara Hedvig Evans from Atrium Health nursing administration
- Tiffany Victor from Atrium Health nursing administration
- Billy Carnes from Atrium Health Union
- Denise Horne from Atrium Health Union
- Kristi Burnette from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center
- Steve Davis from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Rhonda Dunn from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Lori Lyn Jacobs from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Hannah Osborne from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Kimberly Sadler from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- James (Clifton) Thompson from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
The honorees will receive plaques at the 36th Annual NC Great 100 Gala on September 28 at the Hilton Embassy Suites Concord in Concord, N.C.