This tradition started over 60 years ago when Variety Children’s was the name of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
In addition to working as an overnight nurse, Anna Perini was a mother to three children.
“So my sister and I, we would see her come home from work and love what she did,” her daughter, Regina Perini-Fritz stated. “She was so enthusiastic about her patients and so it didn’t seem like a job.”
Perini-Fritz proudly displayed to Kristi Krueger of Local 10 News the uniform her mother wore following Hurricane Andrew and the nurse’s cape she once wore in New York.
Perini-Fritz is currently a nurse administrator at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, where she followed in her mother’s footsteps.
“I’m no longer in a direct patient care role, but as a nurse administrator, I still impact patient care because I take care of my nursing team, especially the young ones,” she stated. “You have to make them strong and resilient and still be compassionate.”
Amanda Schmidt, Perini-Fritz’s daughter and a nurse at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, exemplifies this kindness.
“I remember coming here for bring your child to work day, being able to visit the different units, play with the little candies, syringes, looking at the security cameras,” she stated. “It really feels like almost the Disney World of hospitals.”
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Schmidt met her husband, a nurse, while working in the neonatal intensive care unit.
According to her, the nurse turnover rate is significantly lower there than the national average, which may be because it turned out to be a fun place to work.
“I am very happy to have had a chance to work with so many great nurses and they turn into lifelong friendships,” Schmidt stated.
