3/2011 Maine SGNA launches a Facebook page and new website

11/2010 Congratulations to Pam Saunders, Michelle Kasney and Janet Fogg on being elected Directors to the MSGNA Board of Directors

11/2010 Congratulations to Sandy Masters on being elected by the Executive Board as MSGNA Treasurer.

11/2010 Congratulations to Lisa Gwarjanski on being elected by the Executive Board as MSGNA President-Elect.

11/2009 Congratulations to Linda Gondeck on being elected by the Executive Board as MSGNA President-Elect.

11/2009 Congratulations to Betty Roy on being elected by the Executive Board as  MSGNA Executive Board Secretary.  

11/2009 Congratulations to Jean Kelleher and Cindy Ferland on being elected Directors for the MSGNA Board of Directors.

4/2009 Congratulations to Madeleine DeBlois on being elected Member-at-Large for the Nominations and Elections Committee. Directors elected were Sandy Masters, Elizabeth Roy and Barbara Young.

4/2009 The Spring Conference held at St. Marys Medical Center in Lewiston was a great success. Over fifty nurses and associates attended the event.  The speakers were excellent and covered a broad range of subjects from capnography to c.difficile. Congratulations to the planning committee, Sandy Masters, Linda Gondeck and Lisa Gwarjanski for a job well done.

1/2009 A Nominations and Elections Committee will be formed to comply with our regional bylaws. The committee will be composed of four board members and a member at large with the purpose of promoting and screening  applications for MSGNA Board of Directors positions. A special election will be held at the Spring 2009 conference at St. Marys Medical Center, Lewiston.

1/2009 Education Commitee Members were elected by the MSGNA Executive Board. Congratulations to Martha Mita, Cindy Ferland, Cindy Tiemann and Rosie Powers, Chair.

1/2009 Congratulations to Jan Hayward, MSGNA Director for being elected Membership Committee Chair.

10/2008 Elections for the 2009 Board of Directors were held. The results can be viewed on the MSGNA Board of Directors page. Congratulations to all the winners.

3/2008 The Penobscot Bay Medical Center (Rockland ME) Endoscopy Unit has qualified for the Excellence in Professionalism Award given by ABCGN. The award is given to facilities who are "committed to excellence by validation of qualifications through certification". Penobscot Bay Medical Center has more than  50% of it's staff comprised of certified nurses and will be recognized at the ABCGN Annual Awards Gala in Salt Lake City Utah in May 2008. Public recognition and a framed certificate of accomplishment will be awarded. Congratulations.

11/2007 The Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Dover NH) Endoscopy Unit has qualified for the Excellence in Professionalism Award given by ABCGN. The award is given to facilities who are "committed to excellence by validation of qualifications through certification". With three more nurses successfully passing the certification exam in October 2007,  Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has more than  50% of it's staff comprised of certified nurses. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital will be recognized at the ABCGN Annual Awards Gala in Salt Lake City Utah in May 2008. Public recognition and a framed certificate of accomplishment will be awarded. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has members in both Maine SGNA and NESGNA.  Congratulations.

10/2007 MSGNA voted to discontinue the Endogram. The website will become the membership's primary communication method. A final Endogram detailing features of the website and how to guides will be sent to the membership in November.