Citizens Baptist Medical Center Celebrates National Nurses Week, Presents Nursing Excellence Award

TALLADEGA, ALA. – Citizens Baptist Medical Center is proud to honor our nurses during National Nurses Week, which kicks off today and runs through May 12. This annual celebration recognizes the critical role nurses perform in our hospital and for our community, and this year’s celebration is particularly meaningful as it commemorates just how indispensable our nurses have been during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Citizens Baptist Medical Center CEO, Frank Thomas, “We are proud to celebrate our nurses and recognize the strong commitment, compassion and high-quality care they provide to our patients. Now more than ever, they truly make a difference in the lives of our community.”

Our nurses have many roles – staff nurse, nursing leader, educator, infection preventionist, nurse practitioner and more, and they serve these roles with a passion for the profession and a strong commitment to patient safety.

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Like Florence Nightingale, our nurses have served with passion and dedication, fighting for their patients against a pandemic that has waxed and waned now for well over a year. Today, as Florence Nightingale did in her time, our nurses represent a profession of advocacy and strength and are respected for their professionalism and devotion to their patients, their families and for each other.

The celebration of our nurses at Citizens Baptist Medical Center will include a myriad of events and promotions throughout the week.

Nursing Excellence Award

The Citizens Baptist Medical Center 2021 Nursing Excellence Award was presented today to Kaitlyn Shaddix, RN. Shaddix, a nurse in the intensive care unit, was nominated by hospital physicians who felt she exemplifies Citizens Baptist's mission and values. Congratulations on this tremendous achievement.

“We are grateful to all our nurses and humbled by the hard work they perform every day,” said Brookwood Baptist Health CEO, Tim Puthoff. “Nursing is one of the most rewarding careers, but also one of the most challenging. This week is about paying tribute to nurses and the daily impact they have on our patients’ lives.”