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March of Dimes Names HMC’s Megan Mayo Nurse of the Year

HOLYOKE — The March of Dimes Massachusetts Chapter and Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) have announced that Megan Mayo has been named the 2014 Nurse of the Year by the March of Dimes in the category of Labor and Delivery. This is the second consecutive year a Holyoke Medical Center nurse has received this elite distinction. The award was presented during a ceremony in Boston on Sept. 4.

“I was so surprised to win. There were nurses from all over the state,” said Mayo. “I am proud to serve the women and families of my community and honored to be given this award. I have spent my entire nursing career at HMC and can’t imagine being anywhere else.” Mayo will be honored at a reception at Holyoke Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 25 in the hospital’s main lobby.

The awards program is a statewide event that recognizes exceptional nurses, creates awareness of professional excellence, and promotes the future of the nursing profession, while helping to advance the mission of the March of Dimes. The Nurse of the Year selection committee reviewed applications in the categories of Advanced Practice, Community Health, Public Health, Education, Neonatal, Nurse Researcher, Administration, Pediatric, Family Medicine, Women’s Health, Student Nurse, Maternal/Newborn, Labor and Delivery, and Anti-partum. More than 75 finalists emerged, and 17 were chosen to receive top honors.