McLeod Health recently announced that 15 McLeod Registered Nurses (RN) were selected to receive the 2018 Palmetto Gold Award. McLeod Health is proud to honor these nurses who represent McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Darlington, McLeod Dillon, McLeod Loris and McLeod Seacoast: Andrea Atkins, Renee Barry, Ashley Bell, Teresa Bell, Bridget Bryant, Rocky Cagle, Regina Floyd, Charity Gerald, Pamela Harris, Kris Howell, Peggy Manning, Patricia Milligan, Lionel Rajotte, Jeanette Tindal and Dana Tyree. These award recipients will be recognized on a state level in Columbia on April 21.

They join the ranks of the 167 previous McLeod Nurses who have received this outstanding award.

These award recipients will be recognized on a state level in Columbia on April 21.

The Palmetto Gold Award is a program that was started by various nursing organizations throughout South Carolina as a platform to recognize nursing, and support nursing education with scholarship funds. Each year, employers from across a wide variety of South Carolina health care settings nominate outstanding nurses from their organizations to be considered as one of the 100 nurses honored with this prestigious award.