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The Barco’s Nightingales Foundation’s Walk for Children is right around the corner, on April 3, 2016.  We encourage all of you to come and join us in this fun event being held again at Exposition Park, Los Angeles. If you cannot join us on April 3rd, please consider supporting one of our many walking teams […]

Sherry Kwater is the chief nursing officer for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Penn. She is also a member of the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation Nurses Advisory Council. Sherry was appointed as chief nursing officer in January 2012, having joined the staff of the medical center in August of 2010. Sherry has […]

As an advocate for nurses, we are thrilled to see the collaborative healthcare trend permeate more and more medical facilities.   True collaborative healthcare occurs when there is joint communication and decision-making among all members of a healthcare team, concerning the care and treatment protocols for a patient. This process requires effective decision-making, appropriate staffing, […]

In 1893, Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter  chaired a committee at the Farrand Training School for Nurses, in Detroit, Michigan, composed a pledge that would serve to guide not only her nurses, but nurses around the world, and still does today. This pledge, known as the Florence Nightingale Pledge, aligns with the work  we do and […]

Inspiration comes from many places including the thoughts and works of others. We wanted to share a few of the thoughts that inspire us and the work we do. We hope they inspire you as well. ~Michael and Frida Donner

Through the generosity of our supporters, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is now providing hot lunches to children who attend school in the remote village of Marouge, Haiti. This village is located high in the remote mountains of country, in the far west of the province of Quest. Located approximately 45 miles from Port-au-Prince, the capital of […]

The Bush Family Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times 2016 Walk for Kids Ambassador Family Kimberly and Sean Bush were thrilled to discover they would be adding one more boy to their happy family! It was always an exciting time in the Bush house with four boys; Justin, Andrew, Austin and baby Jayson. Life was […]

Volunteer nurses are the mainstay of many community health programs at home and abroad.  The first step towards volunteering is determining how you wish to volunteer: •    By direct personal contact with people in need; •    By working behind the scenes to gather and distribute resources to meet a need; •    Through advocacy for an […]

Because campers at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times (Camp) need access to medical care at all times, Camp is equipped with a state-of-the-art healthcare center, better known as the MedShed.  The MedShed is specifically designed to serve the needs of all the campers impacted by cancer. It includes an examination room, resting and sleeping […]

Beyond their skill in medicine and managing hundreds of critical tasks effectively and efficiently, nurses have a special characteristic that really exemplifies the heart of the profession: empathy. The dictionary definition of empathy is the ability to understand and feel another’s pain; the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes […]