Registered Nurses Geaciel Del Toro and Lyndsey Bears Receive Bayfront Health Nursing Excellence Awards
11/10/2020
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (November 10, 2020) – Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Bayfront Health Punta Gorda announced that Geaciel Del Toro, RN, and Lyndsey Bears, RN, have been selected to receive Nursing Excellence Awards.
This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and in recognition of the critical role nurses have played in treating patients throughout the COVID pandemic, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence.
Both Geaciel and Lyndsey were chosen from multiple nominations for their outstanding contributions in the areas of patient care, service, and innovation.
“We are fortunate to have many outstanding nurses like Geaciel and Lyndsey; nurses who deliver exemplary care, compassion and service, who understand the importance of teamwork and mentoring others, who can lead in times of crises, and who are true champions of promoting healthcare in our community,” said Tara McCoy, Chief Executive Officer at Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. “With so much focus this year on the selfless efforts of front line heroes like Geaciel and Lyndsey, we are pleased to acknowledge their important contributions.”
Geaciel joined Bayfront Health Port Charlotte in May of 2019, and in that time has demonstrated he is a true mentor to others and a leader in times of crises. Lyndsey joined Bayfront Health Punta Gorda in June of 2016 after moving to the United States. Lyndsey defines compassionate care and regularly promotes health in the community.
In addition to receiving the Nursing Excellence Award itself, Geaciel and Lyndsey received a cash prize and quintessential book on nursing, written by Florence Nightingale in 1859, that remains relevant to today’s modern nursing attitudes and skills.
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