LCMC Health is celebrating Nurses Week from May 4-8
Our nurses play many important roles, all connected around one common goal – making a difference - in the health of their patients, in their teams and departments, and in our community.
Thank you to all our amazing nurses!
Thank you from nursing leaders
Our nursing leaders shared notes of thanks below and they were recently included in an article of Becker’s Hospital Review.
Healthcare doesn’t work without nurses, and it shows in the way you care for your patients and each other.
Kodi Craft
Chief Nursing Officer
Touro
To the Nurses of LCMC Health, We hear “thank you for all you do” often, and while it is true, it still feels too small for the impact you make every day. You bring compassion, professionalism, and clinical expertise into every interaction, creating trust and reassurance for patients and families during some of their most…
Allison Guste
Chief Nursing Executive
LCMC Health
Happy Nurses Week! I want to extend my deepest appreciation to our nurses at New Orleans East Hospital and University Medical Center New Orleans. I am in awe of your dedication, compassion, and skill every day, and it drives me to be the best at my job for you. Each of you is incredibly vital…
CJ Marbley, RN, MBA
Chief Nursing Officer
University Medical Center and New Orleans East Hospital
To Our Extraordinary Nurses, As we celebrate Nurse’s Week, I want to speak to you not only as a Chief Nursing Officer, but as someone who has dedicated 25 years to this profession—at the bedside, in the hallways, in the hard moments and the joyful ones. I know what it feels like to show up…
Lindsey Casey, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President
Chief Nursing Officer
Manning Family Children’s
Happy Nurses Week to our extraordinary nurses! I want to take a moment to recognize the incredible dedication, compassion, and resilience each of you brings to your work every single day.
Jennifer Schmidt-Kaklis, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Lakeview Hospital
To our dedicated frontline nurses—after 30 years of working alongside many of you, I am continually inspired by your professionalism, skill, and compassion. Every day, you serve others with integrity and heart, even in the most challenging moments.
Monica C. Bologna, MSN, RN, CENP
Chief Nursing Officer
West Jefferson Medical Center
As we celebrate Nurses Week 2026, I want to extend my deepest gratitude and appreciation to each of you for the extraordinary work you do every day. Excellence is not an aspiration—it is a lived commitment.
Ruby Brewer, MSN/MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
East Jefferson General Hospital and Lakeside Hospital
Say thank you to our nurses for all they do!
Send a little note of thanks.
Step 1: Click the heart icon below to show your support, and watch the numbers go up!
Step 2: If you’d like, there’s a space to include your name and a message of thanks.
Team members, you can also shine a light on our nurses via Workday Feedback!
- Type “Give Feedback” into the search bar in Workday
- Type the nurse’s name
- Shine a light by communicating what the nurse did and their positive impact
- Select one of our nine commitments that represents your feedback
- Click Submit
A little extra
As a special thank you gift from LCMC Health, this year we’re giving our nurses a quarter zip sweatshirt. Round 1 of gift pre-orders ended on March 31 at noon. If you’re an RN and submitted your order during Round 1, you’ll receive your gift during Nurses Week.
If you missed the first round, you can still submit your Nurses Week gift order by Friday, May 8 at 5 pm. Round two orders will be shipped later in May.
