MCG Health System nurses were honored at the seventh annual Spirit of Nursing Showcase, presented by the Georgia Nurses Association, 10th District.

Ann Hayes, Nurse Manager of Perianesthesia Services and Cath Lab at the MCG Children’s Medical Center, was named CSRA Nurse Manager of the Year during the showcase. Ms. Hayes is responsible for administrative and clinical management of the Pre-op Clinic, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Sedation Service, Anesthesia Support and the Pediatric Cath Lab.

Nurses honored during the showcase were selected based on their significant contributions to nursing and health care in the CSRA, Georgia and nationally, exceptional leadership skills, effectiveness in promoting the professional image of nursing, mentoring skills, and sustained commitment to enhancing and improving health care.

In addition, eight nurses from MCG Health System received a “Spirit of Nursing” Award. They were: Sue Allen, Terence Leegan, Kay Abraham, Jill Williams, Paula Chambers, Karen Catchings and Randy Murphy. Tamara Dunstan was honored posthumously. Nurses who received this award exemplify a spirit of caring and commitment to nursing, whether at a patient’s bedside or in leading others.

MCG Health System is composed of three separate organizations -- MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. The physicians of MCG Health System are community physicians and faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the Physicians Practice Group, not employees of MCG Health Inc. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, MCG Children’s Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for faculty employees of the Medical College of Georgia and the Physicians Practice Group and community physicians to deliver the highest level of primary and specialty health care. For more information, please visit www.MCGHealth.org.