In celebration of National Nurses Week, we are honoring each and every nomination in the Nurses: The Heart of Health Care program. Be sure to scroll through to see a glimpse into how each of these tireless professionals impacted coworkers, patients and families.

This program is supported by presenting sponsor BJC HealthCare and title sponsors Delmar Gardens and Mercy.

Emergency room and trauma nurses

Courtney Avery

St. Louis Children's Hospital

She is dedicated and a hard worker.

Danielle Fritz

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

For her passion for the career of nursing. For the way she handles her work and the patients, coworkers and physicians she encounters.

Deanna Luss

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

For her selflessness and passion in caring for the community she serves.

Guinevere Foster

HSHS Holy Family Hospital

For being an excellent nurse who always goes above and beyond for her patients, community and family.

Janavia Brown

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

For being a great nurse! Keep up the great work.

For showing up.

For being the best she can be.

For always helping others in need.

For her dedication.

She is a dedicated and hardworking nurse.

For her patience and great attitude.

She is patient and kind.

She is a very dedicated nurse who is very attentive and does what needs to be done.

She's awesome.

For her compassion.

For her kindness.

She is so knowledgeable.

She is caring.

Jasmine Watson

VA St. Louis Health Care and SSM Health

For her hard work and endless dedication.

For her dedication to being there for people.

John Kistner

Memorial Hospital Shiloh

For the great job he does.

Joyce Muskopf

Memorial Hospital Belleville

She works so hard for the ED. She cares about the staff and is always going above and beyond for her patients and coworkers. Her compassion, determination and drive is a fantastic example for others. I would not be the nurse I am without her guidance.

Katherine Williams

Mercy Hospital South St. Louis

She is phenomenal and has the best bedside manner. Anyone in her care is in great hands. She has been here so long that she knows a lot, and is very informative and very passionate about giving great care.

Krissy Cook

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

For her incredible work ethic, kindness, patient care, compassion and being an amazing team player.

Kyle Pearson

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

For always being willing to help.

LaKeah James

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

I want to thank this nurse for going above and beyond everyday at work. Even when she is off work she thinks about her patients. It is her passion to take care of her patients.

Laura Anders

BJC HealthCare

For Laura's skills and sense of humor in difficult areas.

Laura Watson

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Laura is a charge nurse in the ED. She leads with compassion, care and is an excellent nurse who leads by example. She is always willing to help. Many nurses look to her as a resource.

Liz Bates Sheppard Green

St. Louis Children's Hospital

For never giving up as she gives so very much of herself. That truly is what nurses are made of.

Madeline Simon

Christian Hospital

Madeline shows incredible compassion!

Mary Ellen Higgins

My mom worked for over 40 years as a nurse. Each night she would come home physically and emotionally exhausted from her days work. That being said, she always had time for her family. I became a nurse because of my mother. I am proud to say that my daughter became a nurse as well.

Michael Hartwick

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

For professionalism, compassion and relentless drive to improve himself.

Nancy Jasper, RN, NP

Mercy Hospital South St. Louis

For her kindness, knowledge and advocacy.

Nicole Brinkley

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

For being a genuinely kind and compassionate person in all that she does.

Nicole Johnson

Northwest HealthCare, Christian Hospital

For always showing compassion and, being able to support me on one of the worst days of my life by just genuinely showing that she cared.

Payton Guffey

Compass Health Network

For her commitment to her profession.

Sara Pride

Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Sara Pride is the nurse of all nurses. Our staff calls her Florence because she is one of the most compassionate ER nurses I have ever met.

Stephanie Doggett

Progress West Hospital

She goes above and beyond no matter how difficult the patient or task may be. She comes in with a smile and a positive attitude to start her shift. She's been bedside for some traumatic cases and still smiles like nothing happened.

Sydney DiStasio

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Her outstanding work ethic to go above and beyond to help all patients.

Wesley Minogo

BJC HealthCare

I want to thank him for all of his hard work and dedication to his patients.

Nurse nominations were submitted by the community from their point of view. This content was produced by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch marketing department. The news and editorial departments of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch had no role in its creation or display. For more information, contact marketing@post-dispatch.com.