Business Wire, Feb. 2, 2007 HOUSTON - To help ease the growing shortage of nurses, a regional coalition of hospitals, nursing schools, and nursing organizations joined Johnson & Johnson for the Promise of Nursing for Houston/Galveston gala. Hundreds of area nurses and health care professionals from regional hospitals and institutions attended last night's event at the Hilton Americas to celebrate the nursing profession while raising funds to relieve the shortage. The collaborative efforts of the local health care organizations along with The Johnson & Johnson, raised $300,000 at last night's event, with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward regional nursing school grants, faculty fellowships and student scholarships. Pictured are Carol Wiesen, nursing student at the University of Texas Medical Branch; and Andrea Higham, director, The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future.