HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The 2018 Michigan School Nurse Administrator of the Year award is a Holland Hospital registered nurse, Jane Borr.
Since joining Holland Hospital in 1980 and the School Nurse Program in 2001, Borr has risen to school nurse manager, in 2004.
The school nurse program serves more than 11,000 students in 20 Lakeshore is a partnership between Holland Hospital and five local school districts; Holland Public, West Ottawa, Hamilton, Holland Christian and Fennville.
“This award was a surprise,” said Borr. “To me, it affirms that the Holland Hospital school nurse program is highly valued in the schools.”
The Michigan Association of School Nurses awards the School Nurse Administrator of the Year honors to the nurse who demonstrates excellence in both practice and leadership in school health.
“Jane is well deserving of this honor. She works tirelessly to uphold the highest standards of the school nurse practice within our community. She also leads with passion and heart and provides extraordinary leadership to her team of nurses,” said Kim Costello, Holland Hospital Post-Acute and Community Based Care’s executive director.
“As school nurses we have a passion for the health, welfare and safety of the children and work tirelessly to help students with health concerns attend school,” said Borr.
Borr was nominated for this award by Jennifer Headley-Nordman, Holland Public Schools’s special education director, who describes Borr as an integral part of their special education service delivery. Borr helps the district meet their unique needs by coordinating and training the nursing staff. She is known to regularly encourage her staff to support “whole child” health care initiatives and is eager to collaborate on programs to improve the overall quality of education.
“Children come to school today with health care needs that go far beyond bandaging a skinned knee,” Borr said. “Our mission is that of the hospital itself: to continually improve the health of the communities we serve in the spirit of hope, compassion, respect and dignity.”
