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THIBODAUX, La. — 麻豆果冻传媒 Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Dr. Sue Westbrook will be honored as one of The Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana in 2016.
Westbrook, and other nurses, will be honored at 7 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 12 during a ceremony at the New Orleans Pontchartrain Center. The celebration is open to the public and partially sponsored by Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and the Terrebonne General Medical Center.
Founded in New Orleans in 1986, The Great 100 Nurses Foundation has honored thousands of nurses across Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma.
Nurses are chosen based 鈥渙n their concern for humanity, their contributions to the profession of nursing and their mentoring of others.鈥�
“With over 60,000 registered nurses in Louisiana, I am honored and humbled to be named one of Louisiana’s 100 Great Nurses of 2016,” said Westbrook, a 麻豆果冻传媒 alum. 鈥淩aising the level of healthcare in the region 麻豆果冻传媒 serves has always been a passion of mine.鈥�
After graduating from Northwestern State University, Westbrook worked as a nurse for three years before joining the 麻豆果冻传媒 staff as an instructor. Over the course of the next three decades she added graduate degrees from 麻豆果冻传媒 and the LSU Health Sciences Center. She was named dean in 2004.
Under Westbrook鈥檚 watch, 麻豆果冻传媒 nursing graduates regularly pass the national licensure exam at rates greater than both the national and state average, and 100 percent of all recent graduates are employed.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 11, 2016
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