Unique Annual Award Program Honors the Nation’s Healthcare Heroes
Cherokee Uniforms will accept nominations recognizing
exceptional service, sacrifice and innovation through May 31, 2006
Los Angeles, April 4, 2006 –
They excel in one of the nation’s fastest-changing and most complex
industries. And they have dedicated themselves to an especially demanding
profession — one that’s hampered by a chronic shortage of workers.
“America’s
healthcare workers, despite their importance to our society, often are
unsung heroes,” said Michael Singer, president and CEO of Cherokee
Uniforms. “To show our appreciation and gratitude for their significant
contributions to patients and medical care, Cherokee Uniforms annually
sponsors the Cherokee Inspired Comfort
Award.”
Nominations are
being accepted through May 31, 2006, for this year’s award program, which
gives peers, friends and colleagues a meaningful way to acknowledge the
hard work and commitment of outstanding nurses and other non-physician
healthcare professionals.
Celebrating the Healthcare Family
Cherokee
Uniforms, a leading designer and manufacturer of healthcare apparel,
established the Cherokee Inspired
Comfort Award in 2003. It has since become one of the nation’s
premier nurse and healthcare honors, eliciting more than 3,300 nominations
since its beginning.
Nominees have
represented their profession in all its diversity, including:
· Expertise
in a variety of clinical specialties, from wound care and birth defects
to substance abuse and physical therapy
·
Experience in
different medical settings, from rural health clinics and urban
hospitals to
emergency services in an ambulance or in a war zone
·
Understanding of unique patient populations, from at-risk newborns to
Native
Americans and
senior citizens
For Every
Nomination, Cherokee Makes a Donation
Cherokee
Uniforms will donate one dollar for every healthcare professional who is
nominated for the award through May 31, 2006, to Nurses House, a national
fund that provides short-term financial assistance to registered nurses
facing serious hardship.*
“It’s easy to
forget that nurses are human and that sometimes they need to be rescued
from life’s devastating circumstances,” Singer said. “Nurses House offers
nurses who are in pain and suffering a helping hand and a warm heart in
their hour of need.”
Choosing Winners and Awarding Prizes
A panel of
nurse leaders and Cherokee professionals will choose 12 winners who best
meet the program’s key requirements: exceptional service, sacrifice and
innovation.
Candidates may
be nominated in two of the following categories but can only win in one:
Registered Nurses (RNs); Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs); Licensed
Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs); Student Nurses;
and other Non-Physician Healthcare Professionals.
To nominate a healthcare professional, visit
www.CherokeeUniforms.com or pick up a nomination
form from a Cherokee Uniforms retailer. All nominations must contain an
accurate description (100 words or more) of the nominee’s exceptional
service, sacrifice or innovation.
The grand prize
winner in each category will receive an all-expense-paid Caribbean cruise
for two. Additional winners in each category will receive all-expense-paid
trips to a 2007 U.S. medical conference of the winners’ choice, annual
memberships to their preferred clinical association and a donation of $500
to the nonprofit organization of their choice.
All award
winners will receive trophies, a medical wardrobe of Cherokee scrubs and
Rockers footwear worth more than $1,000, and a profile in the nationally
distributed Cherokee Inspired Comfort
Award 2007 calendar. Additionally, those who nominated the
grand prize winner in each category will each receive a Cherokee medical
wardrobe and a donation of $500 to the nonprofit organization of their
choice. Nominations are due by May 31, 2006. Winners will be announced in
September 2007.
One dollar will
be donated to Nurses House for each healthcare professional who is
nominated for the award. Multiple nominations of the same individual will
count as a single nomination.
About Cherokee
Cherokee
Uniforms, Tooniforms and Rockers Footwear are leading brands in healthcare
apparel, recognized for helping to foster a warmer, friendlier, more
comfortable environment for healthcare workers and their patients. For
more information, visit www.CherokeeUniforms.com.
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About MHA
Health Career Center:
The MHA Health Careers Center was created by the Mississippi Hospital
Association in response to the shortages in nursing and allied health
careers. These shortages are threatening the delivery of timely and
quality healthcare in Mississippi and must be addressed. The Center
provides resources for individuals interested in health careers and to
hospitals for employee recruitment and retention.
The MHA Health Careers Center is focused on being the primary resource for
students, educators, job seekers and healthcare employers interested in
health care information and occupations in Mississippi. By forming
partnerships with educational institutions, healthcare employers and
healthcare professional organizations, we are working to ensure that the
medical needs of all Mississippians are cared for by a sufficient number
of well-trained professionals.
