NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 4, 2017 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today its 2017 Nurse of the
Year as part of the organization’s National Nurses Week celebration.
This year’s recipient is Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC,
CNS, CCRN-CSC, a Coronary Care Unit/Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit nurse.
Mary Jane was selected as Nurse of the Year for her role as a patient advocate
to improve care and outcomes. Going above and beyond the call of duty,
Mary Jane holds herself and her peers to the highest standards of evidence-based
practice while delivering excellent patient care.
“The RNs at Hoag are an incredible team and we are honored to recognize
Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto as our 2017 Nurse of the Year,” said
Rick Martin, Ed.D, MSN, RN, senior vice president, clinical operations and chief nursing officer
of Hoag. “She’s a wonderful role model for her fellow nurses
and dedicated to the patient-centered care that Hoag provides on a daily
basis.”
Caring for patients at Hoag for more than 19 years, Mary Jane is a Clinical
Ladder IV nurse and active on several multidisciplinary committees within
the organization focused on optimizing patient outcomes and performance
improvement. Known for her tireless commitment to her patients and fellow
nurses, Mary Jane is a nursing instructor at California State University,
Long Beach and a former recipient of the DAISY Award, a national recognition
for the work nurses do for patients every day. She was also the recipient
of a scholarship from Hoag to pursue her BSN in 2009.
Julia Argyros -- nationally acclaimed philanthropist and devoted Hoag donor
who along with her husband, George, have donated $10 million in cumulative
giving to establish the
Julia Argyros Center for Nursing Excellence at Hoag – attended the annual Nurses Day celebration at Hoag to help honor
Hoag’s dedicated nurses and celebrate the impact they have on patient
care. The Julia Argyros Center for Nursing Excellence provides funding
for continuing education scholarships for Hoag nurses.
“Last year, Hoag awarded a record 460 scholarships to Hoag nurses
and to date this year we have awarded 360 scholarships,” said Martin.
“Thanks to the Argyros Family Foundation along with many other donors,
we are able to continue investing in nursing education and help Hoag fulfill
its commitment to develop, attract and retain the best and brightest nurses
seeking the highest level of education.”
ABOUT HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN
Hoag is an approximately $1 billion nonprofit, regional health care delivery
network in Orange County, California, that treats more than 29,000 inpatients
and 305,000 outpatients annually. Hoag consists of two acute-care hospitals
– Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which opened in 1952, and Hoag Hospital
Irvine, which opened in 2010 – in addition to seven health centers
and ten urgent care centers. Hoag is a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Hoag offers
a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes five institutes
providing specialized services in the following areas:
cancer,
heart and vascular,
neurosciences,
women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s affiliate,
Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and two ambulatory surgical centers.
In 2013, Hoag entered into an alliance with St. Joseph Health to further
expand health care services in the Orange County community, known as St.
Joseph Hoag Health. Hoag has been named one of the Best Regional Hospitals
in the 2016 - 2017
U.S. News & World Report, andBecker’s Hospital Review named Hoag as one of the 2016 “100 Great Hospitals in America”
– a designation Hoag has received four times. National Research
Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange County’s most preferred
hospital for the past 20 consecutive years and, for an unprecedented 21
years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag as one of the county’s
best hospitals in a local newspaper survey. Visit
www.hoag.org for more information.
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