Nursing’s Catherine Grant wins practitioners award

Catherine Grant in a pink top

Catherine Grant (Nursing, ’88G), assistant professor at the Pitt School of Nursing, has been named the first recipient of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners’ Dr. Mona Counts Award.

Grant is the owner of Associates in Family Health Care, based in Slickville. The clinic was the first in the state to be owned and operated by a nurse practitioner. Her practice provides health care services from birth to geriatrics, including acute and chronic care management; screenings and preventative services such as immunizations, Pap smears and gynecologic health. The practice also provides home visits for patients who are unable to make it into the clinic.

Grant is a previous recipient of Pittsburgh Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing recognition for her work in the community.