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In the Midst of a Nursing Shortage Bayada Nurses is Proud to Support
A Show of Honor For The Heroes in Nursing History

Philadelphia - Bayada Nurses, Home Care Specialists, proudly announces its support of  “The Nightingale’s Song,” an exhibition to recognize the contributions that nurses have made to the medical field.

This exhibit comes at a crucial time for the nursing field.  Presently, the country is in a dire nursing shortage, which is expected to get worse.  Experts say that there are many reasons for the shortage, including more stress, longer hours, an aging work force and many other job opportunities opening to women.  All of this comes as the approximately 78 million baby boomers begin to reach age 65.

In the midst of this shortage, The Nightingale’s Song comes as a way to pay homage to the nursing profession and hopefully renew interest in this field.

“We are glad to endorse an exhibit that gives the nursing profession the honor and respect that it has long deserved,” says J. Mark Baiada, president and founder of Bayada Nurses.  “At Bayada Nurses, we respect the nursing profession tremendously.  We really believe nurses are heroes.”

The first major American museum exhibit honoring nurses, “The Nightingale’s Song: Nurses and Nursing in the Ars Medica Collection” will be on display in the Berman Gallery of the Philadelphia Museum of Art from August 26 through October 29, 2000.  This collection holds an array of historic prints, photographs and ephemera celebrating the nursing profession from the late 15^th century to the present.  In one show can be seen six centuries of nursing history, from Florence Nightingale’s military hospital during the Crimean War to modern day America.

In association with the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Bayada Nurses provided funding for the publication accompanying the “The Nightingale’s Song.”   Additionally, to coincide with the exhibit, Bayada Nurses is the Title Sponsor for the Gala Reception and Awards Ceremony honoring present day nursing heroes, hosted by The Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, to be held in the Berman Gallery on October 4, 2000.