Sacred Heart Hospital colleague receives UWEC’s Ihle Family Nursing Caring Award
Shannon Portell
Sacred Heart Hospital
November 5, 2013
Eau Claire, WI – Tari Kennedy, RN, MSN, APNP, CCRN, CNRN, an Advanced Practice Nurse and Clinical Education Specialist at Sacred Heart Hospital, was recently awarded the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Ihle Family Nursing Caring Award. Given through the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the award recognizes work with students and faculty in evidence-based practice over many years.
“Tari has served as a mentor and educator throughout much of her career,” said Amy Dwyer, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer at Sacred Heart Hospital. “Her commitment to evidence-based practice and her nursing knowledge expertise make her a perfect choice for this award.”
A colleague of Sacred Heart for more than 38 years, Kennedy has served many roles throughout the hospital and community. She volunteers with the local chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and has served as Chapter President and Program Chair. In 2009, Kennedy received the Red Cross Health Care Hero Award, and she recently received Sacred Heart Hospital’s third annual Brain & Spine Institute Educational Endowment Award.
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About Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about Sacred Heart Hospital, visit www.sacredhearteauclaire.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System is a Roman Catholic health care mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care framed in traditional values taught by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. It is dedicated to serving all people, including the poor and the needy, at each of its 13 Local Systems in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and in Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.
