tion on the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) and
the Biggert-Waters Insurance
Reform Act of 2012. The Gismondi
Insurance Agency specializes in
coastal property and flood insur-
ance on the Delmarva Peninsula.
The three-day conference hosted
more than 30 workshops and town
hall meetings.
NFIP for adhering to underwriting
guidelines, policy growth and flood
awareness activities.
an agent training video produced
and published by FloodSmart.gov
in 2012.
nonprofit, organization with a mis-
sion to improve the quality of
health care for all Americans, has
nomination of
Peninsula Re-
gional Medical
Center (PRMC)
hospitalist and
Chief Medical
Informatics Of-
ficer Chris Sny-
der, DO to
serve a second
term on their
Advisory Committee (HITAC).
This national appointment of
Snyder to the HITAC is for a three-
year term to conclude in June of
2016.
HITAC because it validates
PRMC's efforts at a national
level," said Snyder. "The focus of
our health information technology
(HIT) initiative at Peninsula Re-
gional remains patient safety.
committee provides us another
venue in which to share what
we've experienced and to learn
from the successes of others. Ul-
timately, that exchange of knowl-
edge makes Peninsula Regional
as well as other hospitals much
more efficient and safer."
strategic guidance and input into
matters and activities that involve
health information technology.
years.
the diverse ways America's 3.1
million registered nurses work to
save lives and to improve the
health of millions of individuals.
The American Nurses Association
(ANA) selected "Delivering Quality
and Innovation in Patient Care" as
the theme for 2013.
the birthday of Florence Nightin-
gale, founder of nursing as a mod-
ern profession. This is always a
full week for Atlantic General Hos-
pital and its nursing staff, which
celebrates a focus on quality pa-
tient care, best practices in nurs-
ing and continuing education. This
is also the week that those clini-
cians who go above and beyond
are recognized by their peers.
cluded Nurse of the Year, Karen
Christmas, RN, Medical/Surgical
Unit; Clinical Associate of the
Year, Katelyn Tingle, nurse tech,
Medical/Surgical Unit; Transfor-
mational Leader, Matt Taylor, RN,
IS Clinical Analyst; Team Innova-
tion, Patient Centered Medical
Home and The ER Team; Rising
Star,
and Retired Nurse, Elaine Gig-
enast, Hospitalist Program.
Snerr, RN; Colleen Wareing, RN, vice president of patient care services;
Althea Foreman, RN, nurse manager of the emergency department; and
Laura Sterla, RN.
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