Sharp HealthCare, San Diego
Sharp HealthCare was one of five organizations and two health systems to receive the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, an honor given by President George W. Bush for organizational performance excellence. An independent board of examiners selected Sharp and Mercy Health System in Janesville, Wis., out of 84 applicants for their performance in leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results. The awards will be presented in Washington, D.C., early next year.
Sharp HealthCare was one of five organizations and two health systems to receive the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, an honor given by President George W. Bush for organizational performance excellence. An independent board of examiners selected Sharp and Mercy Health System in Janesville, Wis., out of 84 applicants for their performance in leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results. The awards will be presented in Washington, D.C., early next year.
American Academy of Nursing
On Nov. 10 the Academy inducted 54 nurse leaders, including seven from California, as fellows during the Academy’s 34th Annual Meeting & Conference in Washington, D.C.: Anita J. Hunter, PhD, CPNP, CNS, of the University of San Diego; Carol Jorgensen Huston, RN, DPA, of California State University, Chico; Holly Powell Kennedy, RN, PhD, CNM, FNP, Susan McEvilly Kools, RN, PhD, and Margaret Ingrid Wallhagen, APRN, BC, PhD, GNP, of University of California, San Francisco; Patricia L. McFarland, RN, MS, of the Association of California Nurse Leaders; and Ruth Ann Mulnard, RN, DNSc, CNRN, of UC Irvine.
On Nov. 10 the Academy inducted 54 nurse leaders, including seven from California, as fellows during the Academy’s 34th Annual Meeting & Conference in Washington, D.C.: Anita J. Hunter, PhD, CPNP, CNS, of the University of San Diego; Carol Jorgensen Huston, RN, DPA, of California State University, Chico; Holly Powell Kennedy, RN, PhD, CNM, FNP, Susan McEvilly Kools, RN, PhD, and Margaret Ingrid Wallhagen, APRN, BC, PhD, GNP, of University of California, San Francisco; Patricia L. McFarland, RN, MS, of the Association of California Nurse Leaders; and Ruth Ann Mulnard, RN, DNSc, CNRN, of UC Irvine.
The leaders were chosen for their national and international contributions to nursing and health care, as well as their capacity to make contributions in the future.
Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles
Margaret Avila, RN/NP, MSN, MS, assistant professor in the associate-degree nursing program, was named the 2007 Nurse of the Year by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. The association presented the award to Avila, who also co-runs a women’s health center in East Los Angeles, in October during Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C.
Margaret Avila, RN/NP, MSN, MS, assistant professor in the associate-degree nursing program, was named the 2007 Nurse of the Year by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. The association presented the award to Avila, who also co-runs a women’s health center in East Los Angeles, in October during Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C.
Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, Calif.
Cecily Cosby, PhD, FNP-C, PA-C, former director of the family nurse practitioner program, was named the Paul C. Samson Clinical Faculty Chair in Nursing for 2007-2010 for excellence in teaching and community service. Cosby, who served as Faculty Organization president from 2004-2006, has been nominated for the Stroman-Dillashaw Award for her contributions to the college. The well-known and respected researcher in forensic nursing and HIV also received the Sigma Theta Tau Research Award for the Nu Xi Chapter at Large in 2003.
Cecily Cosby, PhD, FNP-C, PA-C, former director of the family nurse practitioner program, was named the Paul C. Samson Clinical Faculty Chair in Nursing for 2007-2010 for excellence in teaching and community service. Cosby, who served as Faculty Organization president from 2004-2006, has been nominated for the Stroman-Dillashaw Award for her contributions to the college. The well-known and respected researcher in forensic nursing and HIV also received the Sigma Theta Tau Research Award for the Nu Xi Chapter at Large in 2003.
Alvarado Hospital, San Diego
Gudrun Moll, RN, chief nursing officer, and Darlene Wetton, RN, chief operations officer, were named “Women Who Mean Business” by the San Diego Business Journal. Moll and Wetton, who were among 25 honorees, were recognized for the leadership they displayed this year during the hospital’s transition of ownership.
Gudrun Moll, RN, chief nursing officer, and Darlene Wetton, RN, chief operations officer, were named “Women Who Mean Business” by the San Diego Business Journal. Moll and Wetton, who were among 25 honorees, were recognized for the leadership they displayed this year during the hospital’s transition of ownership.
Santa Clara County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
Last month, the team, which is thought to be the longest running sexual assault care and forensic evidence collection program in California, celebrated 20 years of service. The SART nurses are also trained in handling forensic evidence and counseling victims, who are usually brought in as a result of a 911 call. The team, which handles about 30 cases a month, was developed by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Emergency Department nurses and physicians in 1987.
Last month, the team, which is thought to be the longest running sexual assault care and forensic evidence collection program in California, celebrated 20 years of service. The SART nurses are also trained in handling forensic evidence and counseling victims, who are usually brought in as a result of a 911 call. The team, which handles about 30 cases a month, was developed by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Emergency Department nurses and physicians in 1987.
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