Submitted photo: Jodi Ingram, Dona Whitfield, Janice Blaylock, Kimber Morgan, Jennifer Heyer, Renee Humphries, Sandy Vargovich, Kimberly Heath Nix

Southwest Georgia Nurse Honor Guard Jennifer Heyer, RN, MSN, FNP was recently appointed as the state Director for the Georgia Nurse Honor Guard.

Heyer, along with her mother, Dona Whitfield, RN, CPAN Co-founder and Secretary/ Treasurer, is  the  co-founder and Director of the Southwest Georgia Nurse Honor Guard. We are also a nonprofit organization and serve a 60-mile radius of Albany including Tifton, Moultrie and Thomasville.

We are nurses who volunteer our time to pay tribute to the nurse at the time of their death by performing the Nightingale Tribute and Last Call of Duty at the funeral, memorial, or graveside service.

This ceremony is similar to a military tribute (without guns) and officially releases the nurse from their nursing duties.

Our goal is to provide dignity and respect in recognition to our fellow colleagues (free of charge) at the time of their passing and provide comfort to the grieving loved ones all while inspiring the next generation of nurses to leave a lasting impression on our profession .

The Southwest Georgia Nurse Honor Guard  is a designated 501 (c) (3) nonprofit.

To learn more, visit: https://southwestgeorgianursehonorguard.com