SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital is pleased to announce Diane Gassett, Division Director, SSM Health Behavioral Health, as the recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Nursing Award.
The award recipient is chosen by the SSM Health St. Anthony medical staff for dedication to providing quality patient care and for adhering to the mission, vision and values of SSM Health St. Anthony.
Nurses follow a code of ethics which requires them to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering. Inherent in nursing is respect for human rights, including cultural rights, the right to life and choice, to dignity and to be treated with respect. Nurses render care to the individual, the family and the community.
Gassett is division director at SSM Health St. Anthony South; she began her service at SSM Health St. Anthony 38 years ago.