SAN DIEGO, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the
critical role that nurses provide to patient care, AMN Healthcare,
the leader and innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and
staffing services, and The Center for the Advancement of Healthcare
Professionals, presented the 2017 Commitment to Excellence Awards
to four AMN travel nurses who exemplify innovation, passion,
customer focus and overall commitment to excellence.
The awards are given annually in recognition of Nurses Week
(May 6 - 12, 2017), which coincides
with Florence Nightingale's birthday
in May.
"Nurses are at the center of delivering a quality, compassionate
patient care experience. AMN Healthcare is honored to recognize the
exceptional service of nurses throughout the world this week," said
Susan Salka, AMN Healthcare
President and CEO. "We are also very proud that some of the
finest nurses in the country have or are currently working with the
AMN team providing outstanding care for our clients. Their
commitment to their profession and their advocacy for patients and
their families is inspiring to us all."
Per diem and travel nurses have always been an essential part of
any effective healthcare system and are becoming increasingly
important as the healthcare industry faces a growing nurse shortage
and increased need for workforce flexibility. Research confirms
that per diem and travel nurses provide quality of care that is
equivalent to their permanent counterparts.
The following four outstanding AMN travel nurses were chosen by
a committee of AMN clients, clinicians and recruiters. These nurses
showed an unwavering commitment to excellence in the nursing
profession that goes far beyond their job requirements. The
nominations were a testament to the high quality of nurses that AMN
Healthcare has on assignment.
The Innovation Award went to Jennifer Ordonez, RN
BSN, an ICU Nurse on assignment in Palm Springs, CA, for her ongoing pursuit of
personal and professional excellence through innovation and the
advancement of patient care. As her nomination stated, "Jennifer
goes beyond the care and comfort of the patient to provide
life-changing care. This is the definition of excellence."
The Passion Award for exemplifying the highest
standards of professional excellence through leadership and
extraordinary commitment to service throughout their healthcare
community went to Allison
Griffin, RN, BLS, CHEMO, PALS, PMD, a Pediatric
Nurse on assignment in Boston,
MA. Allison was selected because she "is able to impact the
lives of the children and their families with her care and
compassion in a meaningful way each and every day!"
The Customer Focus Award for demonstrating an
unwavering dedication to the improvement of patient care across all
specialties and embodying the core values of the nursing profession
in actions and words went to Sandra
Shrago, RN, ACLS, BSN, an ICU Nurse on
assignment at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia
University Medical Center in New
York, NY. Sandra was nominated for this award because she
"encompasses all that nursing should represent, going above and
beyond what is standard, setting a bar for herself, for her care of
others. Her amiable demeanor, warm smile and linguistic adeptness
proves to be a pleasure and an asset."
The Overall Commitment to Excellence Award for all of
these qualities, and continually striving to improve patient care
through education and innovation, displaying an unmatched passion
for the profession was given to Sonia
Washington, RN, ACLS, BLS, PALS, an ICU Nurse on
assignment at Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, HI.
"Sonia's respect of patients, families, physicians, and quick
adaption to local culture make her shine," said Sonia's supervisors
at Hilo Medical Center. "Sonia demonstrated the professional
conduct and compassion our ICU Beacon Status department is known
for and expects. Sonia has an outgoing personality, participates in
our teamwork philosophy… and works above and beyond as a patient
advocate."
NewYork-Presbyterian
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation's most comprehensive,
integrated academic healthcare delivery systems, whose
organizations are dedicated to providing the highest quality, most
compassionate care and service to patients in the New York metropolitan area, nationally, and
throughout the globe. In collaboration with two renowned medical
schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia
University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian is
consistently recognized as a leader in medical education,
groundbreaking research and innovative, patient-centered clinical
care.
NewYork-Presbyterian has four major divisions:
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked #1 in the
New York metropolitan area by U.S.
News and World Report and repeatedly named to the Honor Roll of
"America's Best Hospitals."
- NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network comprises
hospitals and other facilities in the New
York metropolitan region.
- NewYork-Presbyterian Physician Services, which connects
medical experts with patients in their communities.
- NewYork-Presbyterian Community and Population Health,
encompassing ambulatory care network sites and community healthcare
initiatives, including NewYork Quality Care, the Accountable Care
Organization jointly established by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,
Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia.
For more information, visit www.nyp.org and on Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube.
Hilo Medical Center
As the Big Island's leading provider of nationally recognized
4-star care, Hilo Medical Center (HMC) delivers a full range of
services and programs. Our 20-acre campus consists of 276 beds
located throughout the 137-bed acute hospital, 20-bed behavioral
health unit and a 119-bed long-term care facility. We have over
1,000 employees and a medical staff comprised of 250 physicians,
physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses,
representing 33 specialties. As a medical center, we have a network
of nine outpatient clinics offering primary and specialty care. The
hospital is a Level III Trauma Center which includes the
second busiest emergency room in the state that provides 24-hour
care to nearly 48,000 patients annually. In 2016, the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ranked HMC 4 stars for
Overall Hospital Quality, putting our hospital in the top 20% in
the nation, among the top 5 hospitals in the state, and named HMC
the only 4-star hospital on Hawaii Island. Also in 2016, our
Intensive Care Unit was designated as a bronze level for Beacon
Award of Excellence – only the second ICU in the state to receive
this designation. HMC received the 2016 American Heart Association
Gold Plus Award for heart failure. HMC has also been recognized for
quality long term care by Providigm for Quality Assurance &
Performance Improvement Accredited Facility and Embracing Quality
Award for the Prevention of Hospital Readmissions. Our long term
care met the requirements for the American Health Care
Association's Three Tier Level Quality Initiative Recognition
Program. HMC ranks in the top 2% of hospitals in country and best
in the state of Hawaii for
preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions, according to CMS in 2015.
The hospital is also a recipient of the 2015 Healthgrades Patient
Safety Excellence Award™ and a past recipient of the Mountain
Pacific Quality Health's Quality Achievement Award. HMC received
the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence in 2015 for
demonstrating EMR utilization to improve quality of care and
financial management. We are part of the Hawaii Health Systems
Corporation, a public entity established in 1996 by the
State of Hawaii to fulfill the
promise to provide quality, hometown healthcare. For more
information, go to: www.hilomedicalcenter.org.
About AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare is the leader and
innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services
to healthcare facilities across the nation. The Company provides
unparalleled access to the most comprehensive network of quality
healthcare professionals through its innovative recruitment
strategies and breadth of career opportunities. With insights and
expertise, AMN Healthcare helps providers optimize their workforce
to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency, and improve
patient outcomes. AMN delivers managed services programs,
healthcare executive search solutions, vendor management systems,
recruitment process outsourcing, predictive modeling, medical
coding and consulting, and other services. Clients include
acute-care hospitals, community health centers and clinics,
physician practice groups, retail and urgent care centers, home
health facilities, and many other healthcare settings. For more
information about AMN Healthcare, visit www.amnhealthcare.com.
Media Contact:
Jim Gogek
Corporate Communications
AMN Healthcare
(858) 350-3209
Jim.Gogek@amnhealthcare.com
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