Virginia Crawford Leavitt

Background

Leavitt, Virginia Crawford was born on December 21, 1948 in Tallahassee. Daughter of Albert Lawrence and Patricia Ruby Crawford.

Education

A in Nursing, Miami (Florida) Dade Community College, 1975; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, U. Florida, 1982; Master of Science in Nursing, U. Florida, 1984.

Career

Staff nurse, Hospital Corporation American, North Miami Beach, 1975-1976; head nurse intensive care unit, Hospital Corporation American, North Miami Beach, 1976-1978; nurse hemodialysis, North Florida Kidney Center, Gainesville, 1979-1980; Intensive Care Unit staff nurse, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, 1978-1979; nurse hemodialysis, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, 1981-1983; coordinator Inpatient Monitoring program, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, 1984-1985; head nurse, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, 1985-1988; clinical nurse specialist, VA Outpatient Clinic, Kauai, Hawaii., 1988-1990; assistant chief nursing service medical-surgical division, VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, since 1990.

Achievements

• Virginia Crawford Leavitt has been listed as a noteworthy Medical/surgical nurse, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Alachua County Commission, Gainesville, 1984. President GainesvilleJr. Woman's Club, 1985-1986.

Member American Nurses Association (certified), Florida Nurses Association (member county, chairman 1985-1987), Hawaiian Nurses Association, American Heart Association (board directors Kauai division), Sigma theta Tau (co-editor newsletter), Phi Kappa Pi.

Connections

Father:

Albert Lawrence Crawford

Mother:

Patricia Ruby Crawford