Nursing’s Rebecca Patton recognized for work in helping pass the Affordable Care Act

‘A true champion of nurses’: CWRU’s Rebecca Patton is 2024 Top Nurses Lifetime Award Winner

cleveland.comRebecca Patton, the Lucy Jo Atkinson Professor in Perioperative Nursing at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, was recently honored with the Top Nurses Lifetime Achievement Award for her work helping pass the Affordable Care Act alongside President Obama and as a champion for healthcare reform and nursing education. She noted that her goals include inspiring future generations. “That’s my hope—that I can continue to give,” she said.