The March of Dimes Nevada Chapter’s annual event honors Southern Nevada nurses. Patients, friends, co-workers and other health professionals are encouraged to nominate nurses in one of 24 categories plus the category of “Distinguished Nurse of the Year”. Three non-nursing individuals are recognized for their support of nursing through one of three “Nurse’s Choice” categories.
The evening will begin with cocktails and a silent auction at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7:15 pm, and the awards program at 8:00 pm where winners in each category are recognized before all those attending the event.
Dating back to the polio era, nurses have played critical role in advancing the mission of the March of Dimes. 40,000 nurses volunteered for the Salk polio vaccine field trials in 1954, the largest medical investigation of its kind ever conducted.
Today, nurses serve as volunteers, fundraisers and advisors to the March of Dimes. Nurses are critical to its mission of improving the health of babies- and are key in comforting families.
From the very youngest of patients in newborn intensive care units to the elderly in hospice, nurses protect our health, work to prevent injury, alleviate suffering and advocate for our care. Nurse of the Year Awards are a way to say thank you and honor selflessness, dedication and passion for the profession of nursing.
Corporate sponsors support the nurses and provide funds to further the mission of the March of Dimes. This is the largest and oldest event of its kind in the nation.