San Diego Magazine is excited to launch Hearts of Nursing, a nomination-based, community-wide award celebration that honors nursing professionals for their compassion, sacrifice, fortitude, positive demeanor and unwavering dedication to human life, which coincides perfectly with recent announcement by the World Health Organization that 2020 will be the “Year of the Nurse.”
Nomination period: January 6, 2020 through February 28, 2020
Finalists announced: San Diego Magazine May issue, April 23, 2020
Meet our esteemed panel of judges from the academia and nonprofit communities:
Sean Mahoney, CEO, American Red Cross
Jane M. Georges, PhD. RN, Dean USD
Philip Greiner, DNSc, RN, School of Nursing, Director, SDSU
Barbara Taylor, Ph.D., Rn, Dean, PLNU
To ensure impartiality, the judges will not be provided the name of nominees or their hospital affiliation.
Submit your nomination in one category:
Rising Star
Lifetime Achievement
Direct Care
Educator/Administrator
Nurse of the Year
Eligible candidates need to be a registered nurse in good standing and affiliated with one of the following health systems: Kaiser Permanente, Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, Palomar Health or Rady Children’s Hospital.
Finalists, family members, friends, and colleagues are invited to the Hearts of Nursing awards in May. Enjoy live entertainment, bites and sips while networking with the best and brightest in the nursing community, from educators and direct care practitioners to leaders in the field.
Salute the Real Heroes: San Diego’s Nursing Professionals
