Nursing Press Releases
Two Registered Nurses at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Receive Grants from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
12/02/2009
Rita Secola, R.N., MSN, CPON, and Mary Nelson, R.N., M.S., CPNP, from Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, are both 2009 nursing grant recipients from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Mary Dee Hacker Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From NurseWeek Magazine at its Annual NurseWeek Excellence Event
September 30, 2009
Mary Dee Hacker, R.N., MBA, vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, received the “Diane Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Annual NurseWeek Magazine “Nursing Excellence Awards” ceremony held at the Garden Grove Hyatt Hotel on Sept. 25, 2009.
Hospital Recognizes Nurses with 35 Years or More of Service
05/29/2009
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles honored 12 of its nurses for their dedication and years of service at the star- studded Noche de Ninos Gala held recently at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The nurse honorees were paid special tribute by actress Annette Bening for “…sharing their compassion and commitment…” in 35 years or more of service to patients at our hospital. The 12 nurse honorees have a combined 450 years of service to the hospital and the thousands of children and families it has served during their careers.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is Granted the Highly Coveted “Magnet Recognition” for Nursing Excellence
02/21/2008
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) yesterday (Feb. 20, 2008) granted “Magnet Recognition” to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles for nursing excellence, according to an announcement by Richard D. Cordova, FACHE, president and CEO of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Josephine “Jiffy” Ellashek the Recipient of a Hospital Hero Award from the National Health Foundation
11/12/2007
Josephine “Jiffy” Ellashek, R.N., a nurse coordinator in the Division of
Otolaryngology at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, received a Hospital Hero from
the National Health Foundation at its Second Annual Awards Luncheon at the
Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Nov. 9, 2007.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Nurses are Recognized by the Southern California Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
05/18/2007
Two Childrens Hospital Los Angeles nurses – Rita Secola, R.N., MSN, CPON and
Anne Nord, R.N., BSN – received the Kathy Ruccione Founder’s Award for
Excellence in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing from the Southern California
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (SCAPHON) at the Association
of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) conference, May 10-11, 2007, in
San Diego.
Versant Advantage, Inc. Recognized with the 2007 MS-HUG Annual Innovation Award
02/28/2007
Versant Advantage, Inc., and SystemArts, Inc., were recognized as winners with
the 2007 MS-HUG (Microsoft Healthcare Users Group) Annual Innovation Award in
the Delivery Transformation category, according to an announcement yesterday
(Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007) at the Health Information and Management Systems
Society (HMISS) annual conference in New Orleans.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Nurse Receives Award from the Organization of Healthcare Educators
02/14/2007
Debbie Reid, RN, BSN, CPON, the manager of patient care services education for
the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, received
the “Outstanding Member of the Year Award” from the Organization of Healthcare
Educators (OHE) at its annual Installation Luncheon in Pasadena on Jan. 26,
2007, according to Mary Dee Hacker, vice president and chief nursing officer at
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Wins Consumer Health World Award
12/15/2006
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and its efforts to improve the quality of
pediatric trauma and critical care were recognized this week (Dec. 12, 2006)
with a Consumer Health World (CHW) Award at a special ceremony at the
organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The program was honored with a
second-place award.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Nurse is a Finalist for the ADVANCE for Nurses Magazine’s “2006 Best Nurse Leader” Award
10/30/2006
Rita Secola, MSN, RN, CPON, clinical manager in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, has been selected as a finalist in the 2006
Best Nurse Leader Award, sponsored by ADVANCE for Nurses, according to Linda
Jones, editorial director of the magazine.
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