Howard

Coordinating Care to Help the Elderly

Nurses Decrease Readmissions, Empower Patients by Jennifer L.W. Fink In 2011, Nilda Crespo de Ortiz was admitted to Howard County General...
Past Issues | 05/29/13

Best Fed Beginnings

Howard County Nurses Promote Breastfeeding by Jennifer Walker First-time mom Lauren Boteler was committed to breastfeeding but nervous...
Past Issues | 11/29/12

Hometown Hero

School Names Gym after Hopkins Nurse by Rebecca Proch For new nurses drawn to the high-intensity pace of the operating room (OR), learning...
Past Issues | 07/27/12

Spreading the Word

Psychiatry Unit Launches Speakers Bureau by Elizabeth Heubeck Health education has become a widely popular subject in recent years, but...
Past Issues | 04/10/12

Racing Against the Clock

Stroke Program Coordinator Makes Statewide Impacts by Sharon Sopp Time is of the essence when an individual experiences stroke or cardiac...
Past Issues | 12/15/11

During a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

ICU Nurse to the Rescue by Susan Middaugh Ann Chopack, RN, an ICU nurse and member of the Howard County General Hospital staff for 25...
Past Issues | 07/11/11

Beacon of Excellence

Suburban’s ICU Wins National Award by Rich Shea In 2008, Kimberley Kelly and several of her staff at Suburban Hospital’s ICU attended a...
Past Issues | 03/28/11

A Quick Clinical Update

New Training Models Save Time, Money, and Headaches by Rich Shea When Debbie Fleischmann, MPA, BS, RN, NEA-BC, became Director of Clinical...
Past Issues | 03/28/11

I Will Survive—and Provide

Two-Time Breast Cancer Survivor Gives Back To Resource Center by Sara Michael Joan Clark, RN, always had nice hair. Before undergoing...
Past Issues | 11/17/10