From left: Jack McFadden, Past President, Wilton Kiwanis; Beth Merrill, Executive Director, Norwalk River Valley Trail; Greg Chann, President, Wilton Kiwanis; Charlie Taney, President, Norwalk River Valley Trail; Mary Anne Franco, Past President, Wilton Kiwanis; Dave Hapke, Chair, Wilton Kiwanis Contributions Committee. (Photo by Michael Franco)
NORWALK, Conn. Some Norwalk announcements for you:
NCC set to salute nursing students
Wilson Grant will speak about Nathan Hale fountain
Wilton Kiwanis support Norwalk River Valley Trail expansion
NCC nursing students rewarded
Nursing students at Norwalk Community College (NCC) can get free ice cream in advance of their final exams, at noon Monday, May 3, according to a press release from the NCC Foundation. The ice cream truck will be at NCC’s West Campus front parking lot off Richards Avenue near the building’s main entrance. The NCC Foundation is sponsoring the treat to salute NCC nursing students for adapting to remo
Kimberly Kay McDermit
Kimberly Kay McDermit, 59, of Lock Haven, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport Hospital.
Born Oct. 27, 1961 in Lock Haven, she was the daughter of the late Marsden and Leona Cowher Condo.
Kim was a 1979 graduate of Lock Haven High School and enjoyed remaining active with her class functions over the years.
She was employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant with many providers over her career with her longest tenure being with Williamsport Hospital. Her last work placement was with PRN Home Health Services of Williamsport.
On May 19, 2012 in Lock Haven, Kim married Gregory A. McDermit, who survives.
According to INTEGRIS Health officials, there was a nursing shortage in Oklahoma long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Oklahoma ranks 46th in nurses per capita across the country,” INTEGRIS Health chief nurse executive Kerri Bayer said. “This is something that didn’t happen because of the pandemic but the pandemic highlighted how critical and how important our nurses are in providing patient care.”
Bayer said this has led to nurses being overworked. Many of them are even more burnt out after working through the pandemic.
“There is that added concern, as we are starting to get out of the fog of war, to be honest with you of what that is going to look like for the nursing work force,” Bayer said.
COS LVN program recognized as best value in California
Siskiyou Daily News
A website that helps people find a school, degree or program that fits their budget and unique needs recently named College of the Siskiyous LVN program as having the best value overall in California.
Best Value Schools said the program is highly affordable and can be completed in only three semesters at either the Weed or Yreka COS campus.
The schools nursing program has also been recognized as one of the top ten LVN programs in California by practicalnursing.org.
“The faculty, staff, and I want to thank the community for their continued support of our nursing programs,” said Rhonda Brown, Interim Director of Nursing at College of the Siskiyous. “The pandemic has been especially challenging for all of us. The students have persevered the disappointment of having to shut down the class last spring. Then regrouping to retake their first semester coursework and clinical training with multiple
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