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Meet a great nurse: Melody Watral
posted September 17th, 2009Melody Watral is one of 10 DUHS nurses who received the Great 100 Award this year, a statewide recognition program honoring 100 registered nurses who exemplify nursing excellence.
Here are some comments about Melody from her Great 100 nominator: "Patients, family members, and colleagues know that [she] is absolutely someone you can depend on. Anytime something needs to be done, and done well, [she] is our go-to person! Her commitment could easily stop at the bedside, but it extends out into the community where she is active in brain tumor fund-raisers and education. For the past ten years (or longer), she has been one of the active volunteers for the 'Angels Among Us' walk and the 'Ride for Kids' motorcycle ride, helping raise money for pediatric brain tumor research in an effort to find more successful treatments and hopefully one day a cure for childhood brain tumors."
Each of DUHS' Great 100 is dedicated, talented, knowledgeable. You'll be meeting them individually in Inside Online videos in the near future.
Mary Ann Fuchs, chief nursing officer and patient care services officer at DUHS, said the Great 100 winners are a testament to the impact nurses are making at work and in their communities.
“Day in and day out, nurses, like those being honored with this award, go above and beyond the call of duty to deliver innovative, extraordinary care to patients,” said Fuchs. “We are proud of their continued dedication to the nursing profession and their dedication to patient care.”
Get names of DUHS' other Great Nurses for 2009 and other details about the program.