Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania is a statewide, non-profit foundation created to help recruit and retain nursing professionals. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, consisting of individuals who are leaders in nursing, business, industry, and other health care fields. To achieve its objectives, the foundation has established a scholarship fund and awards program.

"The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel."
Florence Nightingale

Congratulations 2019 Scholarship Recipients!

We are pleased to announce our scholarship recipients for 2019. We received over 150 applications and 7 recipients have been named. Download the announcement or view on our web page. 

We are truly proud to support nursing education in Pennsylvania with $20,000 in scholarship dollars divided among our recipients. 

Everyone who applied should be commended for their hard work and dedication to nursing. Thank you!

Key Information for 2019

Award Nominations
​Accepted March 4 through May 30

• Visit our Awards page for details about the criteria.
• **Submit your award nomination**
• Award finalists will be announced in July 2019.
• Spread the word!
  • Awards Poster
  • ​Patient Choice Award Poster

Scholarship and Award Sponsorships & Gala Program Book Acknowledgements

• Due Oct. 8, 2019.
• Sponsor a Nursing Award or Scholarship.
• Place a half- or full-page ad in our 30th Annual Gala program booklet.
• Submit a tax-deductible donation.
• Visit our Support Us page for details!

30th Annual Awards Gala

• Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel
• Join us to celebrate nursing in Pennsylvania!
• Visit our Awards Gala page for details.

Patient Choice Award

There are so many amazing nurses in Pennsylvania. Have your or a family member received care from one of them? Tell us your story! Write a letter and tell us about your beloved nurse. If your letter is selected, you'll win a trip to Harrisburg to honor this special nurse at the 30th Annual Nightingale Awards Gala on Nov. 8. Your nurse will receive an acknowledgment never to be forgotten! 
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Learn More and ​Nominate Your Favorite Nurse Today!

2018 Patient Choice Award Recipient

Congratulations to Michele Dzomic, RN, BSN, CPN from Lehigh Valley Health Network!

Michele Dzomic (L) with her nominator ​Mihaela Costache (R) at the 2018 Gala.

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