NMMC Gilmore-Amory Honors Bennett with Nightingale Award

AMORY, Mississippi – North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory recently presented its Nightingale Award to registered nurse Taylor Richey Bennett.

Named for the pioneer of modern nursing, the Nightingale Award annually recognizes nurses who have proven their ability to go “beyond the call,” made a significant impact on the nursing profession and created a lifelong legacy at NMMC Gilmore-Amory.

Bennett, who currently serves as the house supervisor, joined NMMC Gilmore-Amory in 2018. She cared for patients in the Medical-Surgical, Women’s and Intensive Care units before taking on her current role in Nursing Administration.

“Taylor has the heart of a servant leader and the ability to lead others to find ways to always do what is right for the patient,” said NMMC Gilmore-Amory Chief Nursing Officer Ronda Sweet, DNP, RN, CENP. “She embodies a quote from Florence Nightingale: ‘Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head, not how can I always do the right thing, but how can I provide for this right thing to always be done.’”

Bennett was nominated for the Nightingale Award by a family member who had watched Bennett care for her sister, grandfather and grandson on three different visits.

“It is not often you see a nurse on three different occasions,” the family member wrote. “She was just as nice and caring first as the last.”

Bennett is a graduate of Hatley High School. She earned her associate degree in nursing from Bevill State Community College in Hamilton, Alabama. She holds certifications in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Midline Insertion Training.

“I love nursing. I love caring for patients in the most vulnerable times of their lives, seeing them improve and knowing I made a difference,” Bennett said. “One of my favorite aspects about us (NMMC-Gilmore Amory) is we are a family. I know I would not be where I am today without the help of several of my coworkers.”

Bennett and her husband, Hunter, have a daughter, Haiden. She is a member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Hatley.

The other nominees for the Nightingale Award were registered nurses Lola Stanford of Outpatient Surgery, Anna Claire Rucker of Central Nursing Unit and Jade Johnson of the Emergency Department.

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