CELEBRATING NURSES AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH PROVIDERS

Miller, Kristen
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Recognizing amazing nurses from all over Oregon and SW Washington!

DATE: Friday, November 21, 2025
TIME: 9 a.m. — 10 a.m. PST
LOCATION: Microsoft Teams

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The chefs, volunteers and guests who make up our Signature Chefs Events community are coming together in new, innovative ways to suport moms and babies this year.

We are following state mandated guidelines in response to COVID-19 and will not have an in-person event this year. So, we are preparing an exciting, new Virtual Gala for your 2020 March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction experience!

We need your help now more than ever. Your support funds:

  • COVID-19 interventions and support for moms and babies
  • Programs that promote health equity for moms and babies and directly combat racial disparities in maternal and child health
  • Free virtual NICU support program for families
  • Virtual prenatal programs for moms-to-be
  • Educational programs, including live Facebook panel discussions, to get info into the hands of moms and families
  • Necessary supplies for expectant mothers including blood pressure cuffs and masks and so much more!

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Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and 1 million will die before their first birthday. Your gift helps the March of Dimes fund research, education, advocacy and programs that help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.

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Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and 1 million will die before their first birthday. Your gift helps the March of Dimes fund research, education, advocacy and programs that help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.

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BECOME A SPONSOR

The March of Dimes celebrates nursing in the most meaningful way, through partnerships with hospitals, health care facilities, organizations, vendors and individuals. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels for our Nurse of the Year event, providing integration and civic engagement while playing tribute to nurses. We look forward to discussing your partnership with the March of Dimes.

EVENT DETAILS

Join us as we honor nursing excellence and pay tribute to the tireless efforts of nurses throughout the community while also raising valuable funds for the March of Dimes. Over the course of 6 weeks, nurses are nominated by colleagues, supervisors or the families they have served. At a culminating awards event, the March of Dimes then celebrates the profession and recognizes the most outstanding nurses in 12 diverse categories.

NOMINATE A NURSE

The March of Dimes is honored to pay tribute to the nursing profession by recognizing extraordinary nurses throughout the community. Nurse of the Year events honor those who make a difference in the lives of so many. Nominate an outstanding nurse today!

Advanced Practice - Registered Nurses who are Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Anesthetists or Nurse Psychotherapists.
Charge Nurse - Registered Nurses in general medical / surgical, critical care, or specialty units who function in the Charge Nurse role.
Critical Care - Registered Nurses who work in adult ICU/CCU, IMC, cardiac catheterization lab and special procedures, or PTCA interventional radiology.
Distinguished Nurse of the Year - Nurses, with 15+ years of experience, whose contributions and accomplishments have had an extraordinary influence and significant lasting impact, within the nursing profession in SW Washington and Oregon. These nurses must demonstrate leadership that provides a role model to inspire other nurses to improve and foster a positive public image of nursing as a profession. 
Medical Surgical - Registered Nurses who work in general medicine, surgical, orthopedics, oncology, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular; also those caring for patients in specialty long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or acute rehabilitation long-term care facilities.
Nurse Educator / Research / Nursing Informatics - Registered Nurses who educate future nurses in either a university/community college/hospital or other school/community setting; nurses who have contributed significantly to research within the nursing profession; nurses who integrate nursing science with information technology to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice.
Nursing Leadership - Includes CNE’s, CNO’s, VP’s, Administrative Directors, and Department Directors/Managers. These leaders have been an exemplar through innovative leadership, fostering involvement in the nursing profession and strives to improve those around them.  
Nursing Practice Excellence - The nurse nominated for this award will be a registered nurse who consistently practices excellence and who utilizes exemplary skill and knowledge in caring for patients. This nurse regularly promotes and integrates the use of evidence-based knowledge in every encounter, understands the standards of care for their specialty, promotes health through the care they provide to the patient/family. 
Outpatient/Ambulatory - Nurses who work in behavioral health, clinics, hospice, home-health & palliative care, outpatient diagnostics, parish or prison nurses; nurses who work in community health, public health, K-12 schools or universities, and private practice nurses of any specialty.
Pediatrics - Registered Nurses who work in the newborn nursery, general pediatric units, pediatric clinics, pediatric oncology settings, PICU, NICU, and private pediatric practices.
Rising Star - Nurses who, within their first 18 months of practice, exemplify outstanding caring, leadership, and professionalism.
Women’s Health - Nurses who provide care in antepartum clinics, antepartum hospital units, labor and delivery, maternal/baby care, post-partum and gynecology. 
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