{"id":15577,"date":"2022-05-10T16:31:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=15577"},"modified":"2022-05-10T16:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:39:58","slug":"cooper-university-health-care-announces-nursing-excellence-award-winners-nurse-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2022\/05\/cooper-university-health-care-announces-nursing-excellence-award-winners-nurse-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper University Health Care Announces Nursing Excellence Award Winners and Nurse of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cooper University Health Care has named Jamie Ritz, BSN, RN, <\/strong>of Blackwood, NJ,<\/strong> as the winner of the William A. Schwartz, Jr. Nurse of the Year Award. Ritz, who works in Cooper\u2019s Trauma Surgical ICU, also received the Award for Excellence in Trauma Nursing as part of Cooper\u2019s Annual Nursing Excellence Awards presented during National Nurses\u2019 Week (May 6 through May 12). The Nursing Excellence Awards recognize exceptional professional nurses and advanced practice nurses throughout the health system, as well as members of the collaborative care teams that support nursing.<\/p>\n

The William A. Schwartz, Jr. Nurse of the Year Award is named in honor of the late Schwartz, a long-time member of Cooper\u2019s Board of Trustees who committed a significant amount of his time and talents to Cooper. He was particularly passionate about Cooper\u2019s nursing team and supporting them in their service to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Trauma ICU nurse, Jamie cares for some of the most complicated and seriously injured patients at Cooper. In the face of these challenges, she stands out for her knowledge, skills, and the compassionate care she provides each of her patients,\u201d said Kathy Devine, DrNP, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Cooper. \u201cJamie is a role model and embodies what it means to be a Cooper nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recognizing the importance of teamwork in health care, Cooper also honors an outstanding team each year in addition to individual awards.\u00a0In 2022, <\/strong>Cooper\u2019s Roberts Pavilion 9 Medical\/Surgical Unit<\/strong> and the Emergency Department<\/strong> were named as co-recipients of the Team of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are especially proud to honor our Pavilion 9 and Emergency Department teams for the exemplary care and dedication they demonstrated over the past year. Each team faced challenges unique to their own units on a daily basis, and continued to provide the highest level of care uninterrupted to the thousands of patients who flowed through their units,\u201d said Dr. Devine.<\/p>\n

\u201cCooper\u2019s success is due in large part to the skill and commitment of our nursing team and the\u00a0dedication they demonstrate every day, with every patient. During Nurses\u2019 Week, we honor and thank our nurses for their innumerable contributions to Cooper and the community,\u201d said George E. Norcross\u00a0III, the Chairman of the Board\u00a0of Trustees of the Cooper Health System, Cooper University Hospital,\u00a0and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the enormity of the task in battling COVID-19 for more than two years as well as treating thousands of other patients, our nurses demonstrated resiliency and compassion under some of the most demanding circumstances,\u201d said Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE, co-CEO at Cooper. \u201cI congratulate our award winners and all of our nurses for their extraordinary dedication to our patients during National Nurses Week and every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to this year\u2019s award winners. Cooper\u2019s nursing professionals continue to inspire with their tireless effort and dedication in not only treating and healing their patients but in serving their fellow Cooper team members,\u201d said Kevin M. O\u2019Dowd, JD, co-CEO at Cooper.<\/p>\n

All of the award winners were nominated by their colleagues for their commitment to upholding the Cooper mission \u201cto serve, to heal, to educate\u201d and are supported by gifts from generous donors to The Cooper Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful for the generosity of our donors which makes these awards possible, allowing us to recognize Cooper\u2019s outstanding nurses in a meaningful way,\u201d said Philip A. Norcross, chairman of The Cooper Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Cooper University Health Care.<\/p>\n

Three new awards this year were named in honor and memory of Lori Osinski, RN, a long-time Cooper nurse who died in 2020.\u00a0 The complete list of 2022 Cooper Nursing Excellence Awards winners are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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