As 2020 National Nurses Week is celebrated May 6-12, MGH Institute of Health Professions honors the more than 3,500 nurses who have graduated and gone on to have successful careers and make a difference in the lives of their patients – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic that is occurring during the World Health Organization's International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
Each year, The Boston Globe honors the many remarkable nurses who have made Boston the epicenter of caregiving. Alumni and students from the School of Nursing were highlighted in the 2020 Salute to Nurses section, published May 10.
Tara Conklin, BSN ’17: Massachusetts General Hospital
Caitlin Fournier, BSN ’10: Boston Children’s Hospital
Paula Knotts, DNP ’21: Massachusetts General Hospital
Sarah Kugler, MSN ’16: South Shore Health
Lisa Mashburn, MSN ’12: CHA Women's Health, Cambridge
Kathy Savage, MSN ’96: Massachusetts General Hospital
Stefanie Sugrue, BSN ’16: Massachusetts General Hospital
Elizabeth Swomley, MSN '20, Spaulding Rehabilitation Cambridge
Krista Wachter, MSN ’05: Massachusetts General Hospital
Melanie Weinick, CAS ’19: MGH Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Kathy Savage was singled out by Kenneth Dawley: “I have watched Kathy teach Special Olympics coaches CPR and first aid to keep participants safe. She coordinates the medical personnel for multiple events for Special Olympics. She has served on the medical team for SO national and international events. Kathy’s also served as a leader on the Boston Marathon first aid team for the past 10 years. It is a pleasure to work side by side with her.”
We endeavored to identify all IHP alums for this article, but if we missed you please email alumni [at] mghihp.edu (alumni[at]mghihp[dot]edu) and know that we salute you and every nurse as well.