FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: American Nurses Association Illinois (ANA-Illinois) Email: info@ana-illinois.org Website: www.ana-illinois.org Date: November 3, 2025 Members of the American Nurses Association Illinois elected a strong group of nurse leaders for 2025. Each individual brings current practice experience, policy involvement, and service to the profession in Illinois. PRESIDENT W. Zeh Wellington, DNP, MSN, RN,…
ANA-Illinois Joins State Nurses’ Associations in Calling for Protection of the United States Preventive Services Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2025 Contact: ANA-Illinois | info@ana-illinois.org ANA Illinois Joins State Nurses’ Associations in Calling for Protection of the United States Preventive Services Task Force ANA-Illinois has joined 15 other state nurses’ associations in expressing serious concern over reports that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,…
ANA-Illinois Board of Directors Issues Two New Statements on Urgent Challenges Facing Nurses, Patients, and Society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2025 Contact: ANA-Illinois | info@ana-illinois.org ANA-Illinois Board of Directors Issues Two New Statements on Urgent Challenges Facing Nurses, Patients, and Society Manteno, IL — The American Nurses Association-Illinois (ANA-Illinois) Board of Directors has issued two formal statements in response to urgent matters impacting the nursing profession, public trust, and community…
ANA-Illinois Calls for Action on Nursing Shortage at Illinois Senate Health Committee Meeting
Springfield—March 29, 2022— On Tuesday, ANA-Illinois Executive Director Susan Swart, EdD, MS, RN, CAE, addressed the nursing shortage with the Illinois Senate Health Committee. She urged the committee to address the shortage—at all levels of nursing—that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. “While the nursing shortage is not just an Illinois issue, the pandemic…
Nominations for ANA-Illinois Recognition Awards Open
One of the greatest honors is to be recognized by peers and experts for the outstanding quality of work and contributions that are made. ANA-Illinois is providing opportunities for such recognition through our annual recognition awards. Nominations are open through August 31st. Awards will be presented during the Virtual Professional Issues Conference on November 6th.…
2020 Inaugural ANA-Illinois Awards
The board of directors wanted to make 2020 the year of the Nurse special so set their sites on an award program for the association. The board wishes to thank the awards development committee for their work on establishing our awards program. Dr. Alma J. Labunski Renee Maeweather-Reed Dr. Sarah Silvest-Guerrero Dr. Martha Bergren Dewey…
5200 Nurses to the Polls
Dear ANA-Illinois Members, We are less than days away from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Voting is a non-negotiable function of our Democracy. The COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities who have been affected by the health and economic crisis. As a nursing community, we have an…
ANA-Illinois Announces Expert Panel on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
ANA-Illinois is pleased to announce the selections for the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Expert Panel. The ANA-Illinois Board of Directors has chosen the following people to serve as the steering committee. Carol Alexander DNP, APRN, ACNS/NP-BC – CAAN Academy of Nursing Gloria Barrera MSN, RN, PEL-CSN – District 99 Tamera Bland EdD, MSN, RN – Dominican University Simendea…
Enough is Enough. Take Action: Protect Black Lives
ANA President, Dr. Ernest Grant, shared a crucial community message. In Racism, Brutality, and Senseless Violence Against Black Communities, he stated, “I have a deeper moral vision for society, one in which we have a true awareness about the inequities in our country which remain the most important moral challenge of the 21st century.” To…
ANA-Illinois Launches Awards Program
ANA-Illinois Launches Awards Program Clinical Practice Award will recognize an exemplary nurse who provides evidence of a high level of skill in patient care through improving clinical practice and patient-centered outcomes. Nominee Eligibility: A registered nurse licensed in the state of Illinois Is currently providing patient care in any specialty Have at least five years…