Twenty-two nurses from Baylor Health Care System hospitals were named among DFW's 100 Great Nurses. This is an annual award sponsored by the Texas Nurse Association (TNA) Districts 3 and 4, the North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives (NTONE) and the North Central Organization of Nurse Executives.
Those nurses named include:
Bi-Jue Chang, RN, MS, OCN, CCRC
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Susan Combrink, MSN, RN
Andrews Women's Hospital
Kristine Debuty, BSN, RNC-OB
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Lea Ann England, RN
Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital
Jodi Paige English, MSN, RN, CNS, APRN-BC
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Patsy Goodman, ADN, RN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Susan Goodnight, RN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Cheryl Grove, BSN, RN, OCN
Baylor Medical Center at Irving
Wanda Jeavons, BSN, RNC-OB, MSN
Andrews Women's Hospital
Laura Johnson, ADN, RN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Rose Johnson, BSN, RNC-NIC
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Gerard Kelley, BSN, RN, PCCN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Alice Kern-Kirby, BSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Sharon Mahan, RN-C
Andrews Women's Hospital
Olha Prijic, BSN, RNC
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
LaShawn Richard, RN
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Jonathan Richardson, BSN, RN, OCN
Baylor Medical Center at Irving
Ashley Ring, RNC-NIC
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Kathryn "Kitty" Sorlie, RN, BS, MHA, OCN
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Annette Fox-Speikes, RN
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine
Anja Stewart, RNC-OB
Andrews Women's Hospital
Gina Wilson, BSN, CDONA, ET/CWON, DAPWCA
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
The honor focuses on the nurses' qualities as role models in leadership, service to the community, compassion as a caregiver, and significant contributions to nursing.
Baylor Health Care System is a faith-based supporting organization providing services to a network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities that provide patient care, medical education, research and community service.
Baylor serves nearly 1.4 million patients each year and recorded $3.4 billion in total operating revenue, $3.9 billion in total assets and $452.4 million in community benefit* in fiscal year 2009.
Baylor's network of 212 access points includes 25 owned/operated/ ventured/affiliated hospitals, 21 ambulatory surgical/endoscopy centers, 31 satellite outpatient locations, four senior centers and 131 HealthTexas physician clinics. HealthTexas is the largest group of employed physicians in the state of Texas
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com