Sr. Rita Thomas, CBS, Sister of Bon Secours, received the Catholic Health Association’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at CHA’s 2010 annual national conference last summer.
Sr. Rita Thomas Accepts Her Catholic Health Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sr. Rita, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, sensed God calling her to religious life and entered the Sisters of Bon Secours as a young woman. After completing nursing school, she became an OB nurse. Her natural leadership abilities quickly became apparant. Her life reflected a desire to address pressing needs through compassionate care for the sick, the dying and the poor. Her sense of justice is most notable in her firm decision to fully integrate a full service 360 bed hospital in Richmond, VA in the 1960s against pressure of construction managers to do the opposite. She is passionate about promoting the dignity of people and their rights.
On Monday, June 14th, 2010 Sr. Rita accepted her award at the CHA banquet in Denver, CO. Also in attendance were Sisters Pat D., Pat E., Mary, Elaine, Anne, Dorothy, Anne Marie, Vicky, Chris & Rosie.
Check out our YouTube tab for a great video about Sr. Rita from Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System.
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