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VNA of South Central CT Awards Nightingale Scholarships to Nursing Students

New Haven (April 9, 2013) – John R. Quinn, President & CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut (VNA/SCC), recently announced that five local nursing students were each awarded with a $1,200 scholarship through the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing program.   

The Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing was originally developed by the VNA/SCC to be a collaborative effort to celebrate outstanding nurses and elevate the nursing profession. The goals of the program are to encourage retention, focus public attention, recognize the breadth and scope of nursing practice at the local level, and inspire future nurses.  To help achieve these goals, for the past ten years, the Nightingale program has provided scholarships to outstanding students from five local nursing schools.  

This year’s winners were Suzanne Clarke Allen of the Yale School of Nursing, Jennifer Ann Basler of Southern Connecticut State University, Linda Magliocco of Quinnipiac University, Sandra Quigley of Sacred Heart University, and Tamara Vasquez of Gateway Community College.  

The 2013 scholarship recipients were honored at a special reception hosted by the VNA/SCC on April 8.  In addition, thanks to the generosity of Platinum sponsor Yale-New Haven Hospital, they will be recognized at the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, which will be held on Monday, May 13 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven.  

For more information about the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, including sponsorship information and how to purchase tickets, visit the Nightingale website at www.nightingalenursingawards.org/newhaven/ or call the Nightingale hotline at 203-859-6765.  

To make a contribution to the VNA/SCC in support of this important event, please contact Lindsey Christiani, Community Development Specialist, at 203-859-6054.  You can also donate online at www.razoo.com/story/Vna-Of-South-Central-Ct.  

About VNA Health Systems

VNA Health Systems is comprised of the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut (VNA/SCC) and CareSource, Inc.   Founded in 1904, the VNA/SCC, which is the original VNA of New Haven, Milford and the Valley, is a state licensed, non-profit, community-based home health care agency.  The VNA/SCC staff consists of highly skilled nurses, therapists, medical social workers and home health aides.  A vital resource to the communities it serves, the VNA/SCC provides a wide range of specialized clinical services, community programs, the Nurturing Families Network and subsidized care, through United Way funding, to those who are in need.  The agency employs over 230 staff members, has an average daily census of over 1,000 patients and makes over 170,000 home visits per year. The agency is the founder of the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing. The VNA/SCC is supported in part by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, local United Way organizations, corporate sponsors and individual donors. To learn more about the VNA/SCC visit www.vnascc.org.   CareSource strives to maximize the quality of life for its clients and their caregivers in the home and health care settings. Their services include homemakers, companions and live-in aides. To learn more about CareSource visit www.caresourceinc.org.

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