2009 Nightingale Awards
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Ten Backus Hospital nurses and one Backus Home Health Care nurse will receive the region's highest honor for nurses at an event to be held April 30 at the Mystic Marriott. Read the Nightingale Award recipients
bios and view their photos here:
The 10 Backus nurses chosen by a committee of past recipients to receive the Nightingale Awards are:
- Andrea Dameron, RN, Birthing Center
- Renee Decesare, RN, Emergency Department
- Paula Delponte, RN, A-4 Orthopedic
- Kathleen Gernhard, RN, Radiation Therapy
- Carla Jordan, RN, Clinical Coordinator, E-3/PCU
- Linda Kyle, RN, Clinical Coordinator of Same Day Surgery and Preadmission
- Erin Loughery, RN, A-4 Orthopedic
- Shelbye Maynard, RN, Clinical Director of PACU, Same Day Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging Nursing
- Debra Shelton, RN, E-4 Cardiac/Telemetry
- Desmond Talento, RN, Interventional Radiology
The Backus Home Health Care recipient is:
To view a photo gallery from the 2009 Nightingale Awards Dinner, click here.

