Renee Hewitt

PR & Communications Leader | Stories That Connect People and Drive Impact

United States

At the heart of my work is a simple belief: stories bring people together. For more than 25 years, I’ve worked alongside organizations and leaders to turn ideas into narratives that inspire action, build trust, and create lasting impact.

As Editor-in-Chief of Daily Nurse and Minority Nurse, I guided content that reached 2.9M nurses — leading campaigns like Power of Nurses and Champions of Nursing Diversity that celebrated people and elevated their voices. I also expanded Springer’s reach through The Nurse Keith Show podcast, showing how storytelling can create community across new platforms.

The best work starts with listening. My approach is collaborative and people-first — I take time to understand what really matters to the people and organizations I work with. From there, I shape messages that feel authentic and meaningful.

No matter who I’m working with — a healthcare organization, a wellness brand, or a mission-driven startup — my goal is always the same: to craft communications that genuinely connect with people and spark meaningful results.

Alongside consulting for healthcare, pharma, consumer goods, and tech clients, I serve as a fractional PR and communications partner for Crispy Green, leading national media campaigns and guiding editorial strategy for its SmartLifeBites platform. And through IntoBirds.com, I share my love of nature and photography — a reminder that storytelling isn’t just work, it’s a way of seeing the world.

At my core, I’m a storyteller who thrives on connection — using words, visuals, and strategy to help ideas take flight.

Portfolio

Health & Wellness Writing

Food & Snacks Lifestyle Writing

Nursing & Healthcare Writing

Daily Nurse
10/07/2024
Emergency Nurses Association Launches Crucial Study on Workplace Violence

In a groundbreaking move, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is embarking on an extensive five-year study to tackle the alarming issue of workplace violence faced by emergency nurses. This initiative responds to a pressing global crisis that has long plagued healthcare settings, particularly emergency departments.

Minority Nurse
07/11/2024
Nurse's Side Gig: SWOOP

Learn about innovative solutions created by nursepreneurs, like the SWOOP bras designed by Virginia Lynn Peterson and its impact on nursing

Daily Nurse
09/16/2024
A Day in the Life: NICU Nurse

What is it like to work as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse who provides direct care for some of the tiniest and most vulnerable patients? Monique King, RN, BSN, knows firsthand from working at the Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA). We asked King about her work as a NICU nurse.

Daily Nurse
09/10/2024
Sepsis Survivors Face Continued Risk of Hospital Readmissions

A recent study published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) reveals that sepsis survivors are at a significant risk of being readmitted to the hospital, especially those who were discharged to home health care or home settings.

Daily Nurse
07/23/2024
Revolutionizing Nursing Care: Abridge, Mayo Clinic, and Epic Team Up for Cutting-Edge AI...

Today, Abridge, Mayo Clinic, and Epic have revealed an innovative AI ambient documentation workflow designed for nurses. This collaboration aims to equip nurses with state-of-the-art tools to enhance their efficiency. Abridge's latest offering, powered by Epic, merges the capabilities of Abridge's AI platform seamlessly into existing Epic nursing workflows.

Daily Nurse
10/31/2023
Smart Hospitals and the AI Tech Powering Them are Bringing Job Satisfaction Back to Nursing

Smart hospitals are helping bring job satisfaction back to nursing, and care.ai, an artificial intelligence company redefining how care is delivered, is leading the way through gen AI and ambient intelligence powerful assistive technologies to empower clinicians to make healthcare safer, smarter, and more efficient by reducing administrative burdens, mitigating staffing shortages, and freeing up

Daily Nurse
10/13/2023
Talking Magnet with ANCC SVP Rebecca Graystone

The American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet and Pathway to Excellence Conference is taking place October 12-14 in Chicago, marking the largest and most influential gathering of nurses and healthcare stakeholders in the country.

Daily Nurse
08/29/2023
Meet the Author of Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing

Deborah Dolan Hunt, PhD, RN, is an experienced nurse, educator, writer, scholar, full professor at the Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi University, and author of Springer Publishing's Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing.

Daily Nurse
08/25/2023
Breastfeeding: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Daily Nurse sat down with Dr. Susan Crowe, an obstetrician/gynecologist and clinical professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine at Stanford Medicine Children's Health to answer some of the frequently asked questions about supporting moms on their breastfeeding journey.

Daily Nurse
06/15/2023
Using AI to Transform Nursing Education

Big data and machine learning already impact most aspects of modern life, so there is growing optimism about using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform health provider education. Cristina Lussiana is a senior program manager of digital health and monitoring at Population Services International (PSI) and an expert in the health applications of AI.

Daily Nurse
06/06/2023
ChatGPT and Its Potential in Nursing Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers incredible potential to improve health on a global scale, and ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, shows great promise as a convenient and accessible way for nursing students to access information and practice their clinical skills using ChatGPT-assisted learning in nursing education.

Daily Nurse
06/02/2023
How Orbis is Using AI in Cybersight Program

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant potential in nursing education to create more sophisticated and complex simulations that help nursing students develop critical thinking skills and prepare them for real-world patient care situations. However, as with any new technology, it also presents concerns and controversies about its use in nursing education.

Daily Nurse
05/12/2023
Meet the Nurse Dynamic Duo Behind the Adni Marketplace App

Nurse dynamic duo Anthony Scarpone-Lambert, BSN, RN, and Jennifferre Mancillas, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC set out in 2020 to build an online resource and marketplace they felt their healthcare community desperately needed.

Daily Nurse
04/25/2023
The Promise and Peril of ChatGPT in Geriatric Nursing Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in healthcare has become more prevalent through the advancements of ChatGPT, an OpenAI-developed AI language model based on deep learning that produces human-like text. ChatGPT has many questioning its role in healthcare, specifically its use in nursing education.

Birds & Nature Advocacy Writing

intoBirds
03/24/2025
The Man Who Saved the Peregrine Falcon

Discover how Dr. Heinz Meng's passion for birds of prey led to the groundbreaking recovery of the Peregrine Falcon from near extinction

intoBirds
09/02/2024
20 Must-See Bird Species During Fall Migration

As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, birdwatchers across the globe are in for a treat. Fall migration brings a flurry of activity to the skies, and with millions of birds

intoBirds
08/15/2022
Tiny Owl Rescues Its Rehabber

Wildlife rehabilitators save owls and other wildlife, but Rocky the owl saves its rehabber in this story. Let's go back in time to November 2020. Then, our country was reeling from the pandemic, and the holiday

intoBirds
05/20/2020
Got a Backyard Cooper's Hawk? There Will be Blood

Traits that allow the Cooper's Hawk to surprise its prey when hunting also make it difficult to observe by humans. But we were lucky to witness a Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter Cooperii) hunting and capture our observations

intoBirds
04/25/2020
Never Arm Wrestle a Bald Eagle

I'm smart enough to know I should never shake hands with a Bald Eagle because their talons have a killer grip. I saw their fierce grip on display this week, playing out in the sky several

intoBirds
11/10/2019
Stop Killing Your Friends

If it's a good omen for farmers to find Barn Owls in their barns because they prey chiefly on mice and rats, then why are we killing a farmer's best friend with rat poison? (rodenticide) The

intoBirds
08/06/2019
100 Watercolor Birds in 100 Days

Artist Heike Kuzminski painted watercolor birds for 100 days as part of a 100 Day Project to express the joy birds bring her in life. Some think doing the same thing 100 days in a row

intoBirds
06/12/2019
Eyes of a Peregrine Falcon

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is the fastest animal alive. The expressions, "eyes like a hawk," "watching someone like a hawk" or "eagle-eyed" refers to the amazing eyesight of all birds of prey, not just eagles

intoBirds
03/01/2019
Straws Suck for Birds and Ocean Wildlife

This site is about birds, so what do drinking straws have to do with our avian friends? A great deal more than most think. Drinking straws have one purpose. These pieces of plastic allow its user to more

intoBirds
02/27/2019
Save Our Raptors, Don't Use Rodenticide!

If you love birds, then please don't use rodenticide to kill rodents in and around your home. Rodenticide kills more than rodents. It kills the birds that prey on the rodents eating the poison, such as owls,

Copywriting & Press Releases

Earned Press Coverage

KLAS
07/18/2025
Back to Routine Made Easy for Parents and Kids

Las Vegas(KLAS)-The back-to-school season is just around the corner. Registered dietitian Mia Syn has some smart picks to help families stay nourished, energized, and ready for the season ahead.

FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News
07/01/2025
Sima's Summer Must-Haves

Lifestyle Expert Sima Cohen is sharing her must-have items for the summer season! See why she loves medicine from Boiron, snacks from Crispy Green, cruelty-free skincare from Dr. Althea, trips to The Jaffa Hotel and chef-inspired pantry items from Sadaf. Sponsored content disclaimer: The information and advice displayed in this story are those of individual [...]

KTLA
11/29/2024
Top travel tips for the holidays

The busy holiday travel season is upon us, and to help ensure a stress-free flight or road trip, consider these essentials recommended by lifestyle expert Kathy Copcutt. For more information on Kathy and these travel essentials, visit LiveWithKathy.com and follow her on Instagram @LiveWithKathy. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Nov.

Yahoo News
11/27/2024
Top travel tips for the holidays

The busy holiday travel season is upon us, and to help ensure a stress-free flight or road trip, consider these essentials recommended by lifestyle expert Kathy Copcutt. For more information on Kathy and these travel essentials, visit LiveWithKathy.com and follow her on Instagram @LiveWithKathy. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Nov.

Simplecast
Healthy School Lunch Strategies

This week on the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Alice Benjamin, Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Chief Nursing Officer Consultant at Nurse.com, podcast host, media contributor and a mother of four about healthy school lunch strategies for kids and families.

TrendHunter.com
Spiced Pineapple Snacks

CRISPY GREEN 1 - Crispy Green Inc. is launching its new edition of its iconic pineapple treat called Piña Picante Chili Chili. This new addition to the line of dri...

NCA
04/03/2024
Crispy Green Unveils Piña Picante Chili Chili Pineapple

Crispy Green Inc. introduces Piña Picante Chili Chili, the newest flavor in its line of dried pineapple snacks infused with spicy flavors. Piña Picante Chili Chili blends two types of chili - cayenne and habanero - giving it an extra...

NCA
04/03/2024
Crispy Green Unveils Piña Picante Chili Chili Pineapple

Crispy Green Inc. introduces Piña Picante Chili Chili, the newest flavor in its line of dried pineapple snacks infused with spicy flavors. Piña Picante Chili Chili blends two types of chili - cayenne and habanero - giving it an extra...

Drug Topics
08/24/2023
Mid-Year Updates on PBM Legislation

The Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act, recently passed by the Senate Finance Committee, aims to regulate PBMs in the Medicare Part D, Medicare Advance, and Medicaid spaces.

Cbsnews
Goodville Farm Game

Goodville is a classic farm simulation game blended with an "emotional well-being care app" where players can explore, renovate and customize their farms!