AUSTIN, Texas - (May 4, 2009) - All five nurses receiving the prestigious 2009 "Fabulous Five" award from the Texas Nursing Association District 5 work at the Seton Family of Hospitals. The nurses, judged by their peers, are recognized for making a difference based on their leadership qualities, service to the community, impact as a role models and significant contributions to the nursing profession.
"This is a tremendous honor for Seton nurses," said Joyce Batcheller, Seton chief nursing officer. "Seton nurses consistently rise to the challenges of one of the most demanding, but rewarding jobs in the world. Physicians who practice at Seton and patients who come to us for care can take comfort in knowing that they are in truly professional hands."
left to right: Buffy Allen, Aimee DeRiggi, Theresa Squitieri, Curtis Townsend and Laura Winseltt
The Fabulous Five are:
Buffy Allen, RN, MSN, Director of InterDisciplinary Skills Lab and Clinical Simulation, Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge
Aimee DeRiggi, RN, BSN, Developmental Care Nurse, Marialice Shivers Regional Neonatal ICU, Seton Medical Center Austin
Theresa Squitieri, RN, BSN, CCRN, CPN, Staff Nurse, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Curtis Townsend, RN, BSN, CEN, Clinical Manager of Emergency Services, Seton Medical Center Austin
Laura Winseltt, RN, MSN, CNS-C, CNRN, CNOR, Advanced Practice Nurse with the Brain & Spine Center at University Medical Center Brackenridge
More than 10,500 registered nurses work in the Texas Nurses
Association's District 5, which covers 10 Central Texas
counties. Of those, 3,000 work at Seton, the region's largest
healthcare system .
The Fabulous Five will be recognized at TNA's annual gala on May 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Austin Hotel, 6505 IH-35 North.
TNA, founded in 1907, is the oldest professional nursing association in Texas and its members represent all segments of nursing practice, come from all practice settings, and share a common purpose, advancing excellence in nursing.
Seton Nursing Fast Facts:
The Seton Family of Hospitals is the only healthcare network in Central Texas with four Magnet® hospitals - Seton Medical Center Austin, University Medical Center Brackenridge, Seton Northwest Hospital and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. Magnet is the highest mark of nursing excellence.
Seton also has three Pathway to Excellence™ hospitals - Seton Highland Lakes, Seton Southwest and Seton Edgar B. Davis. Both the Magnet® and Pathways to Excellence™ designations are awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the credentialing arm of the American Nurses Association, to organizations that are committed to nurses and value their contributions as patient care partners.
Seton has more than 30 nurse-led research projects underway across the network, including three collaborative studies with nationally recognized universities.
Since the Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge opened in 2007, more than 300 graduate nurses have been trained through Seton's RN Residency Program. In addition, approximately 150 nursing students from Austin Community College, 75 from Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin have been educated at the CEC.
For more information on nursing opportunities at Seton, please call 512-324-1776 or visit www.seton.net/nursing.
The 2008 Nursing Annual Report is available online at www.seton.net/nursingreport.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the