Tentative local stories for Oct. 11 West Regional Coverage
Upfront
Judith G. Berg, RN, introduces readers to the Magnet coverage, and discusses the future of nursing with regard to Magnet.
Magnet Local Beat (2-page spread)
This feature asks nurse leaders about their Magnet journey, and they tell us how becoming a Magnet facility has transformed its RN
staff. Feature will include list of 32 Magnet facilities in the West region, as well as an online link to read and expanded version of the
story.
Exclusive quotes and headshots from:
• Peggy Reiley, RN, MSN, MS, PhD, chief clinical officer and senior vice president, Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Sylvia McKenzie, RN, MSN, CPHQ, QI specialist and Magnet program, director, patient care services ,University of Washington
Medical Center, Seattle
• Debra Bennett, RN, CCRN, Magnet recognition coordinator, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, Calif.
• Salomeja Garolis, RN, director of professional practice, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Ore.
• Andrea Segura Smith, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, interim associate VP nursing/CNO, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, Calif
• Julie McNulty, RN, MS, director, Center for Clinical Excellence, Alaska Native Medical Center
AACN Congratulates Spring 2010 Beacon Award Recipients
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses released its list of spring 2010 Beacon Award for Excellence winners. The award
recognizes top national adult and pediatric critical-care units and progressive-care units that meet evidence-based standards of
excellence and patient safety. The following is a list of the West region’s recipients:
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.
St. Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, Calif.
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, Calif.
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Ore.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, Calif.
Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Wash.
University of California Medical Center, San Francisco.
Nurses Discuss Long-Term Care at Networking Breakfast
Nursing professionals from long-term and community-based care organizations discussed “The Changing Culture of Long Term Care”
on June 21 in Portland, Ore., and The second breakfast, “Education Trends in Long Term Care,” was held Aug. 26.
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital to Reopen in 2013
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently approved an agreement with the University of California to reopen
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in South Los Angeles.
Discharge Calls Give RNs Feedback on Patients’ Experiences
Rita Marks, RN, BSN, made more than 4,073 calls this year to patients discharged from the ICU and acute -care units of
Swedish/Edmonds Hospital to gather feedback on their experiences and pinpoint areas for improvement. A triage discharge
nurse in Washington’s Snohomish County, Marks makes daily rounds of the ICU, PCU, mother-baby and acute-care units to meet
patients being discharged and let them know she will be calling with questions about their stay at the facility, which changed its name
from Stevens Hospital to Swedish/Edmonds Sept. 1 after a merger with Seattle-based Swedish.
Exclusive story pitched to us by Stevens Hospital!
Sources and headshots: Nursing Director Karin Reese and Rita Marks
Providence Seeks Single Nursing Vision Across 5 States
Providence Health & Services is putting a creative focus on the coordinated and compassionate patient care practiced by 16,000
nurses in a five-state, non-profit healthcare system stretching from Anchorage, AK, to San Pedro, CA. Deborah Burton, RN, PhD,
CNAA, vice president and CNO who oversees the system’s RN activities from a network office in Renton, WA, chose an Aug. 25
International Year of the Nurse ceremony to kickoff a campaign aimed at inspiring a single nursing vision across a network of 27
hospitals and medical centers.
Exclusive story pitched to us by CNO Debbie Burton!
Sources and headshot: Debbie Burton
Tentative local stories for Oct. 11 West Regional Coverage
Florence Nightingale Graces Providence Little Company of Mary
Nurses at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers got a firsthand look at a piece of history recently when they hosted an
exhibit of letters handwritten by Nightingale in 1861.
Exclusive story and photos by CNE Cathy Harren, RN
‘Best Places to Work in Healthcare’ Released for 2010
Modern Healthcare has released its alphabetical list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2010. The ranked order of the
facilities will be revealed during an Oct. 18 banquet. The regional facilities are:
Awarepoint, San Diego.
Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas
c|a ARCHITECTS, Long Beach, Calif.
PAML, Spokane, Wash.
CalOptima, Orange, Calif.
SCAN Health Plan Arizona, Phoenix
Catholic Healthcare West, System Offices,
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
San Francisco
Sutter Davis Hospital, Davis, Calif.
Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, Ariz.
Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Clarient, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Valley Emergency Physicians Medical Group,
Emergency Physicians Medical Group, Roseville, Calif.
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, Gilbert, Ariz.
Valley Medical Center, Renton, Wash.
Evidence-Based Healing Environment Opens in Loma Linda
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center East Campus held a grand opening for its new 24-bed rehabilitation hospital May 25.
The Tom and Vi Zapara Rehabilitation Pavilion allows patients to practice everyday activities with an adaptive apartment for therapy
and a therapy gym.
Mercy Medical Center Opens New Outpatient Chemo Unit
Mercy Medical Center Redding (Calif.) recently opened an outpatient chemotherapy unit inside Mercy Regional Cancer Center.
CEO Lauds Facility for 49 Years of Service to Community
On July 17, 1969, Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center opened its doors as Chandler Community Hospital with 25
employees and 91 volunteers. Nearly half a century later, the medical center has grown exponentially in size and scope.
Source and headshot: President and CEO Patty White, RN
Community Celebrates Grand Opening of Diamond Children’s
The formal grand opening of Diamond Children’s Medical Center was celebrated Sept. 22 in Tucson, Ariz. The ribbon-cutting ceremony,
on the campus of University Medical Center, was attended by community members, donors, heathcare staff, state and local officials, and
board members.
Nurses Use Simulation to Identify, Treat Early Signs of Sepsis
This summer, nearly 150 nurses from Oakland, Calif.-based Alta Bates Summit Medical Center used simulation training at
Samuel Merritt University to raise the level of education and experience in early identification of sepsis.
Brandman University Receives Accreditation for DNP Degree
Brandman University, a nonprofit, fully accredited adult university in Irvine, Calif., within the Chapman University System,
recently received accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice program from the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges.