RWJUH Nurses Recognized For Excellence by the March of Dimes
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ – Two Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital nurses have been honored for clinical excellence with Maternal Child Health Nurse Reality Awards from the March of Dimes New Jersey Chapter.
Christine Jimenez, RN, of East Brunswick, a mother/baby nurse, and Teresa Damito, RN, of Parlin, a labor and delivery nurse, were two of fifteen New Jersey nurses to receive an award. The awards will be presented March 9.
Christine Jimenez, who has been at RWJUH for four years, was selected for her pursuit of both work and life to the fullest and for her excellence in caring for patients. Teresa Damito’s award recognizes her efforts in the advancement of maternal child health nursing. She has worked at the hospital for six years.
The March of Dimes New Jersey Chapter’s mission includes supporting research on birth defects, prematurity and low birth weight; providing educational programs for healthcare professionals and the public; providing community services such as an online health education center; and supporting laws that protect mothers and children.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is designated as a Regional Perinatal Center, the highest designation in the state’s scope of obstetric services, offering the latest technology to treat high-risk pregnancies as well as the most critically ill newborns. The Center’s renowned maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology specialists provide a full array of services and surgical support for mothers and babies.
The Center offers a neonatal intensive care unit, special care nursery, labor and delivery suites, and all private post-partum rooms featuring amenities such as refrigerators, DVD/VCR players, a private bathroom and sleeper-chairs that allow fathers or other family members to comfortably spend the night.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Selected as one of four hospitals nationwide to offer the world's first self-contained implantable artificial heart, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.rwjuh.edu) is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care in medicine. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, and women's and children's care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.
The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for both heart and heart surgery and respiratory disorders, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2008 ranking of "America's Best Hospitals." The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years.
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