Hoag Hospital has named Angela Mankoff, a sub intensive care unit nurse, as its 2015 Nurse of the Year.

The hospital said Mankoff was recognized as a mentor to her co-workers, students and new staff members and her kind and compassionate manner.

She has provided care at Hoag for more than 13 years and is a nursing instructor at Cal State Long Beach, the hospital said. She also is certified as a critical-care registered nurse.

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