Members of the planning committee are shown, from left to right, front row: Katie Bostrom co-chair Pediatrix Medical Group, Stefanie Foster-Pediatrix Medical Group, Regina Lockwitz co-chair Erlanger East, Cindy Hackler-March of Dimes, second row Jaime Overturf-Erlanger East, Linda Gibson-Parkridge East, Kris Merritt-Erlanger East, LuAnn Hall-Erlanger, Michelle Shrum-Erlanger East, Cindy Grant-Erlanger East, Tammy Lewis-Erlanger, third row, Teresa Walker-Parkridge East, Sharon Klein-Hutcheson Medical Center, Pamala Green-Maffett-Erlanger East, Jill Rimmer-Erlanger, Cindy Young-Erlanger, Vickie Ledford-Erlanger East, Paul Patty-Erlanger, Teresa Pride-Erlanger East, Cindy Kiemeyer-Erlanger. Not pictured are Sandy Riese-Erlanger East and Robyn Swilling-Skyridge Medical.
Proceeds from the first Regional NICU Nursing Conference raised $9,000 for March of Dimes.
165 medical professionals from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia attended the conference on Nov.
4, at the historic Sheraton Read House in downtown
Chattanooga. Guest speakers included Sue Furdon, MS, RNC, NNP-BC from
Albany
,
N.Y.
, who spoke about the late pre-term infant, and Kelly Brexler, whose twins stayed at Erlanger Health System’s NICU after their birth.
The conference planning committee, comprised of staff members from Erlanger Health System, Parkridge East and Skyridge, presented a check to the March of Dime representatives during a luncheon on Jan. 31.
Proceeds were collected from attendee registration and vendor sponsorships. Special consideration also goes to Pediatrix Medical Group for contributing to the event.