Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto was selected as Nurse of the Year at Hoag Memorial
Hospital Presbyterian as part of the organization’s National Nurses
Week celebration. 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.
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