VNA HealthCare hosted the fifth annual Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing gala which honored 104 nurses and 38 health care institutions in Greater Hartford. The gala’s run has also raised more than $30,000 in scholarships for nursing school students and high school students seeking a nursing degree. Pictured, from left, are: Ellen Rothberg, president and CEO, VNA HealthCare; John Meehan, president and CEO, Hartford Hospital; James Thornton, hospital director, University of Connecticut Health Center; and Laurence Tanner, president and CEO, The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
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