Nurses Create YouTube Hip-Hop Tribute to Their Peers
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February 9, 2011
Contact: Rob
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WORCESTER - Jason Eisenmenger, RN, a clinical staff nurse at
UMass Memorial Medical Center and vocalist for a local hip-hop band, Family
Business 508, recently decided to combine his worlds by creating a tribute to
his fellow nurses and showing his pride in the care that he provides. He
co-wrote "UMass Memorial State of Mind," which echoes Jay Z's popular
"Empire State of Mind," and recorded it along with Meg O'Connor, RN, a nurse in
the ICU. Bill McNally of McNally Video Production co-wrote the lyrics and shot
and edited the video.
The video made its debut at the third annual "A
Celebration of Nursing," UMass Memorial Medical Center's nursing gala on January
19, 2011. Since the event, the video has gone viral on YouTube, logging tens of
thousands of views. "I'm proud of UMass Memorial and the great patient care we
all provide here," said Eisenmenger. "Writing this song was a way for me to tip
my cap to all of the nurses here in a fun and creative way."
The video
depicts Eisenmenger and O'Connor singing the song at various locations
throughout the UMass Memorial Medical Center campus, interspersed with photos of
many of their nursing colleagues. "This video, and the great response that it's
had, is showing what we have known for a long time ... that the nurses at UMass
Memorial are the best in the country," said Donna Gemme, MS, RN, associate
chief nursing officer, who, along with nurse manager Peggy Naughton, MS, RN,
CCRN, CNML, co-produced the video. "Everyone is so over-the-top proud of how
this video has recognized our nurses. It has been such a positive morale booster
for the entire organization!"
Watch the
video.