On Friday, May 9, Minister of Health Kim Wilson attended the Bermuda Nursing Association’s Nurse of the Year ceremony, where she expressed heartfelt gratitude for the dedication and hard work of Bermuda’s nursing professionals. Their commitment to care and compassion continues to strengthen our healthcare system and support the well-being of our community.
Minister Wilson said, “Nurses are the heart of healthcare, serving with dedication, selflessness, and skill. They are not only caregivers but also advocates, educators, and leaders who shape the health and wellbeing of our communities. Their contributions often extend far beyond the bedside, touching lives in profound and meaningful ways.
“By elevating nursing, we reshape public perception, recognize the dignity of the profession, and ensure its sustainability for generations to come.
“I commend the Bermuda Nurses Association for its tireless efforts to enhance nursing through education, scholarships, mentorship, and policy reform.
“Your work to increase scholarship offerings and support students, both here at Bermuda College and abroad, is admirable. Through your generous donation to Bermuda College, aspiring nurses have been allowed to take their NCLEX Examination overseas, further empowering them to pursue this vital career.
“The Association's ongoing collaboration with stakeholders in Bermuda is instrumental in ensuring nurses can work to their full scope of practice.
On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the Government of Bermuda, I extend heartfelt congratulations to the 2025 Nurse of the Year and the Bermuda Nurses Association for your dedicated service and commendable accomplishments.”
Monday, May 12th, was International Nurses Day, and Minister Wilson read the proclamation stating, “Despite the social and economic climate, nurses are renowned for promoting an environment where the individual, family, and community's human rights, values, customs, and spiritual beliefs are respected. Nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age, color, creed, culture, disability, illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race, or social status. The potential for nurses to contribute to the improvement in the healthcare of our Bermuda population through ensuring access and provision of cost-effective, safe, high-quality healthcare services remains an ever-important component of the Bermuda healthcare delivery system now and for the future.”