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Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 11 @ Marlins Park
Walk with other Jackson healthcare professionals in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk, Saturday, October 11 at Marlins Park. Sign up today!
Trauma Center Nurse Manager Fights for Staffing
Carla Quigley, RN, ASN, MS, CCRN, spent 18 years at Jackson before she fully understood a basic truth about the public hospital — it’s incredibly complicated and difficult to change. Quigley, who has spent more than seven years as either nurse manager or associate nurse manger at Ryder Trauma Center, learned that lesson when she spentContinue reading “Trauma Center Nurse Manager Fights for Staffing”
Suicide Prevention Walk Sept. 21
Featured Retiree – Marcia Blum
Marcia Blum, RN, fell in love with nursing in the fifth grade thanks to a book called Nurses Who Led the Way. She started her career at Jackson in 1979, right out of nursing school and has been leading ever since. In 35 years at Jackson, Blum was known for always seeking to learn moreContinue reading “Featured Retiree – Marcia Blum”
Early Voting Has Begun. Get Out To Vote!
Primary election season is here! Early voting has begun in Miami-Dade and will begin Aug. 15 in Broward. Find early voting times & locations after the jump.
All About Politics: COPE Meetings August 11, 12 and 14
Young Jackson Members Mixer at Bardot Aug. 14
Jackson Budget Leaves Out Employee Concessions
The Miami Herald reported on Jackson’s unrealistic budget, which fails, among other things, to take into account concessions that are due to come back to employees on Sept. 30. SEIU members were front and center in the debate at the PHT.
Steward Stories – Sereda White
Sereda White is a clinical pharmacist who has worked at Jackson since 2002. She previously spent more than fourteen years as a pharmacist and manager at Walgreens. Coming to Jackson from that corporate environment was a bit of a culture shock, says White, a high-energy, no-nonsense steward who has never been afraid to speak out whenContinue reading “Steward Stories – Sereda White”