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National Nurses Week: May 6-12 ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER

Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6-12, 2017, and “South Florida
Hospital News and Healthcare Report” would like to salute nurses Lynne McInerney, RN, BSN
across the U.S. The following nurses are a few of South Florida’s best!
Being a trauma nurse puts you squarely in the middle
of some of the most sick, injured and vulnerable
patients. Lynne McInerney wouldn’t have it any other
FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER way. As a nurse for nearly 27 years at St.Mary’s Medical
Center, McInerney wants to make a difference for any-
one that comes to be treated. Lynne can’t count the
Sam Villegas, RN amount of people she has taken care of over the years,
but one patient in particular stands out to her more than
Sam Villegas dreamed of working in healthcare since any other. 15 years after a patient was treated for a trau-
he was a child. He is a trained scrub nurse, circulating ma at St. Mary’s, he reached back out to Lynne and told
nurse and also works on patients recovering from robotic her he was going through renal failure. He told Lynne
surgery procedures. He was the first recipient of the that he wouldn’t be able to go through any treatment if
Daisy Awards at Florida Medical Center. He enjoys help- she wasn’t there to be by his side. It’s helping patients
ing people and assisting his patients to get healthier. Sam through their worse moments, getting them back on their feet and allowing them to
attended Pam Beach Community College. live their lives again is what makes the job most rewarding for Lynne.

Sharon Balasco, RN Michael Barbera, RN

Sharon Balasco became inspired to help people and Working with kids and seeing them smile makes it all
pursue a career in nursing after having the experience of worthwhile for Michael Barbera. Michael is a nurse at
working as a candy striper volunteer when she was a the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and works with the
teenager. She has been a nurse for 30 years. At Florida youngest patients who come to be treated. Michael felt
Medical Center, her goal is to see her patients leave the need to help people is what motivated him to
healthy. She is a charge nurse in the Neuro ICU. Her become a nurse. It’s the teamwork that Michael enjoys
main focus is to help the patient and family understand the most about being a nurse. He feels you’re never
everything about their stroke and what they need to do alone, and that everyone pitches in to make sure you’re
to get back to having functionality. She says a lot of emo- successful in treating the patients coming into the hos-
tional support and education is needed. She is a mentor pital. Michael says that each day is a memorable experi-
and preceptor to new nurses and is in the buddy pro- ence because you learn something new every time you
gram at Florida Medical Center. Sharon attended Miami treat someone. When Michael isn’t working, he spends
Dade Medical Center. a great deal of his time out on the water. He loves being at the beach and spending
time with his wife and two daughters.

Celebrating National Nurses Week

It takes great nurses to make a great hospital. And Jupiter Medical Center has the
greatest of all. We are proud to have a team of talented and skilled nurses who

provide compassionate care each and every day.

Thanks for caring for our patients, their loved ones and our community!

Learn more at jupitermed.com

1210 S. Old Dixie Hwy. l Jupiter, FL 33458

18 May 2017 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News