Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is proudly named after the pioneer of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, whose greatest life achievements included pioneering of nursing and the reform of hospitals.  These were amazing feats considering that most Victorian women of her age group did not attend universities or pursue professional careers. Born in 1820 to wealth and privilege, […]

We’d like to congratulate and salute the thousands of nurses across the United States who make a difference every day in the lives of those they care for.  Today, National Nurses Day, signifies the start of National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year’s theme, “Nurses: Leading the […]

We are always delighted to hear from nurses after sponsoring their travel for medical missions.  This anecdote is from Josephine Sullivan. “I  am Josephine Sullivan, an Operating Room nurse from Louisville, KY. This was my third surgical mission with Healing the Children to Ecuador. You need to know that Ecuador is important to me because ,when […]

Emily Sorman is a unique young woman.  One Nurse At a Time (ONAT) first met when she was an LPN whose work program had been discontinued.  She had decided that was the perfect time to volunteer!  So ONAT gave her a scholarship for a month in Peru volunteering in a children’s clinic.  Emily returned to […]

Dear Mr. Donner and Barco’s Nightingales Foundation, It has been over a month now that I went on a mission trip to Haiti with your help! I truly am grateful to you for assisting me in funding my trip. That was such a kind and generous thing to do for me and the others you […]

When I visited Haiti this year, I had the opportunity to see some amazing and caring doctors, nurses and dentists bringing health and healing to their patients in Haiti.  The experience touched my heart and reaffirmed our vision and mission for Barco’s Nightingales Foundation. For six days the volunteer teams provided dental and medical help […]

Welcome and thank you to the more than 2,000 new members of our growing Community of Compassion.  We are honored to have completed such a successful Friendraiser with our friends from Owie BowWowie!  Your compassion and willingness to take action have helped this amazing organization raise $10,000!   Thank you.

I am completely inspired and motivated from this medical journey to continually provide the best care for my patients. I am so thankful for the generosity and kindness that were shown to me in supporting my decision to give back to the under-served communities in Guatemala. I volunteered with Concern America within their Global Health […]

We had a chance to sit down with our founder, Michael Donner and talk candidly about Barco’s Nightingales Foundation.  Below is part one of the conversation. Q.     What motivated you to start Barco’s Nightingales Foundation?   A.     For some time my wife Frida and I had been trying to think of a way to pay […]

Nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care industry, numbering in the millions. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment projections, the registered nursing workforce is the top occupation in terms of job growth through 2020. (American Association of Colleges of Nursing).  Part of the reason for that growth is […]