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Great 100 honors Novant Health nurses

Seventeen nurses across Novant Health named to the annual Great 100 list of nurses in North Carolina

Charlotte, N.C., July 27, 2015 - Seventeen remarkable Novant Health nurses have been named to the prestigious Great 100 list of nurses in North Carolina. These women were nominated by their peers on the basis of their outstanding professionalism, their demonstration of excellence and their commitment to making a difference in their communities through nursing.

The 17 nurses who were named to the list come from six different Novant Health facilities.

Named to the list were

• Juanita Pope, Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital
• Paula Marion, Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center
• Sarah Crowell, Jennifer Hudson, Laurie Pearson Mathis, Cynthia Oldaker and Tracey Whitley, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
• Debra Daniels and Jill Hess, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
• Nadine Hardin, Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
• Grace Buttriss, Debbie Hazelgrove, Julie Helton, Kati Kleber, Barbara Lipira, Sharon Paul and Lisa Rioux, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

The Great 100 Inc., founded in 1988 and based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a grassroots peer recognition organization that seeks to honor the nursing profession. Every year, the program honors 100 registered nurses across North Carolina who demonstrate excellence in practice and commitment to their profession. Great 100 also raises funds to provide scholarships for individuals who want to pursue nursing as a career.

Each of these women presents a positive, professional image of nursing and exemplifies what it means to provide exceptional patient care. These women will be honored Oct. 17 during the 2015 Great 100 gala at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.