Friday, May 09, 2003

WILMINGTON, NC – Christina Hollis, a registered nurse at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, is the UNCW School of Nursing 2003 Outstanding Alumna. She will receive the honor at the Nurses Night Celebration banquet scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, May 8, in the Warwick Center Ballroom.

As coordinator for the medical center’s Southeastern Regional Advisory Committee on Trauma, Hollis organizes regional disaster preparedness efforts between hospitals, first responders, emergency management and state agencies. She also provides outreach education to emergency medical services and hospitals.

Hollis received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNC Wilmington in 1995. She is a member of the Coastal Carolina chapter of the Emergency Nurse’s Association and the UNCW School of Nursing Alumni Association chapter.

Nurses Night Celebration, which is cosponsored by the UNCW School of Nursing and the N.C. Nurses Association District 22, is an annual event held during National Nurses Week, May 6-12. It honors registered nurses from Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties.

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Note: Members of the media are invited to attend Nurses Night Celebration. For more information, contact the UNCW School of Nursing at 910/962-7410. A photo of Hollis is available to download from the Web at www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2003/may/20030506-02.html.

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