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Grateful nurse:
Melissa Bennett
prepared nurses,” Bennett says. “I
want to be a part of that future and
am committed to eliminating barri-
ers for my nurse peers. I was able to
continue my studies with help from
the Martin Health Scholarship Fund
and the Sailfish Point Foundation.”
Angels all around
Bennett and fellow nurses at
Martin Health are very grate-
ful to the Chrysanthemum
Ball committee for their
commitment to support
advanced education for
nurses.
“They are investing in hu-
man lives – in both nurses and
patients,” Bennett says. “Nurses
are often called angels for their
caring nature. Martin Health
philanthropists are our angels!”
ADVANCING NURSE EDUCATION
Breaking down barriers
TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT THE MUM BALL:
Go to martinhealth.org/mumball.
Meet the 2014 Mum Ball Committee.
Go to martinhealth.org/mumball for details.
The 2014 Chrysanthemum Ball
will support a systemwide ini-
tiative to reimburse education
expenses for nursing staff in-
terested in pursuing a bachelor
of science in nursing degree.
Committed to raise $1 million, the
ball will support about 120 nurses
with various levels of education.
In the past, the ball has raised
over $12 million to support
programs such as interventional
radiology and cancer care.
The 2014 Chrysanthemum Ball
Saturday, November 8, 6:30 P.M.
Mum Ball supports nurse education
WITH HEALTH CARE
becoming
increasingly more complex, public
health leaders like the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation (RWJF) are
calling for advancements in nursing
education.
RWJF recently established an
initiative to increase the number of
nurses with a baccalaureate de-
gree by 80 percent by 2020. Martin
Health has put initiatives in place to
achieve this goal and enhance the
expertise and professional practice
of its nursing staff.
One nurse’s story
Melissa Bennett, a nurse in the
medical intensive care unit at
Martin Medical Center, expects to
complete her bachelor of science in
nursing (BSN) degree in April 2015.
She is actively involved in a BSN
Task Force at Martin Health.
“Research supports improved
patient outcomes in hospitals with
a higher percentage of baccalaureate-
