THE contributions of nurses and midwives including Liliana Padilla, Stefanie DiBenedetto, Lisa Danher and Penny Woodward from the Monash Medical Centre, pictured with patient Mick Keily, were highlighted during International Nurses Day celebrations on May 12.
Southern Health, which employees around 6000 nurses and midwives, marked the occasion - which coincided with International Nurses and Midwives Week (May 5-12) - with morning tea. Nurses and midwives will be acknowledged at Southern Health's annual scholarship and awards evening in Dandenong on Friday.
International Nurses Day marks the anniversary of Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale's birthday, and is a chance to recognise the important work nurses do.