Rangely

Rangely hospital presents nursing awards

Registered nurse Anne Benhart, left, prepares to pin Ruth King’s granddaughter, Jennifer Turner, with the Ruth King Excellence in Nursing Award. King, former nursing director Mary Reese and longtime Rangely District Hospital nurse Sheryl Sheley were the first recipients of the award — King and Reese posthumously. Chief nursing officer Sharma Vaughn said that King, a registered nurse who worked for Rangely Community Hospital and RDH in their fledgling years and for decades afterward, passed on a legacy of professionalism and care to generations of RDH nursing staff.
Registered nurse Anne Benhart, left, prepares to pin Ruth King’s granddaughter, Jennifer Turner, with the Ruth King Excellence in Nursing Award. King, former nursing director Mary Reese and longtime Rangely District Hospital nurse Sheryl Sheley were the first recipients of the award — King and Reese posthumously. Chief nursing officer Sharma Vaughn said that King, a registered nurse who worked for Rangely Community Hospital and RDH in their fledgling years and for decades afterward, passed…