Jackson Nurse Professionals Supports A Gift for Teaching

August is Back to School Month! Sister companies, Jackson Nurse Professionals and Jackson Therapy Partners will be collecting donations for A Gift for Teaching, a Central Florida organization that improves public education by collecting surplus school supplies and distributing them to students in need through a FREE store for teachers.  

The companies have a goal to collect 100 items by August 30 to contribute to the organization's 15th Birthday Celebration Campaign --- celebrating 15 years of being Central Florida's primary provider of supplies to underprivileged students.  

About A Gift for Teaching

A Gift For Teaching works to ensure that underprivileged students in the Central Florida community have the basic tools necessary to succeed in school and life by collecting and distributing the community's surplus supplies and merchandise for students in need through the free store for teachers. A Gift For Teaching is an independently operated 501(c)3 non-profit organization solely funded through the community, including corporations, foundations and individuals. For more information, visit http://www.agiftforteaching.org/

Hospital Charitable Service Awards

Sponsored by our parent company, Jackson Healthcare, The Hospital Charitable Service Awards honor hospitals whose charitable commitment to their community-whether locally, regionally, nationally or globally-has led to innovative, sustainable and collaborative efforts to improve community health and increase access to healthcare education and services. The deadline to submit your application(s) is Friday, August 23, 2013.

Who is eligible?

All hospital-funded community programs are eligible to participate regardless of the size, tax or ownership model.

What do winning programs receive?

• Winning programs share in $100,000 prize pool
• Receive national and local publicity  
• The opportunity to share their success stories 

When Will Award Winners Be Announced?

Finalists will be announced in early October 2013. Award-winners will be announced at a special banquet on February 4, 2014.   

To learn more about the Awards or nominate a program, visit http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/awards.aspx.

We "Heart" Nurses!

Did you know that an estimated 83 million U.S. adults suffer from cardiovascular diseases? More than 2,200 people die from this disease each day - one death every 39 seconds! 

To fight this epidemic, Jackson Nurse Professionals is sponsoring the Ginsburg 7800 Heart Failure & Pulmonary Hypertension Unit at Florida Hospital Orlando to walk in the 2013 Greater Orlando Heart Walk in an effort to raise funds to support the American Heart Association. 

To learn more about this disease and American Heart Association's efforts, visit http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/.

May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month is held annually in May to recognize and salute the dedicated nursing professionals who care for critically ill patients and their families. Critical care medicine is the practice of administering immediate and continuous treatment to patients suffering from a life-threatening condition. These conditions range from heart attack, stroke, and severe respiratory insufficiency, to burns and severe wounds.

We'd like to thank all of our Critical Care Nurses for all of their hard work and dedication!

Visit http://www.jacksonnursing.com/Nursing_Jobs/index.php to view our critical care nursing positions across the U.S.

National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. 

 We'd like to thank all of our nurses for their hard work and dedication!

For more information, visit http://nursingworld.org/nnw.