Nurses honored at annual awards ceremony for Nurses Week

Mather Hospital wrapped up its 2023 Nurses Week celebration with the annual Nursing Awards ceremony honoring excellence. The recipients of this year’s awards were: DAISY Leadership Award: Nicole Hoefler, RN DAISY Award: Stephanie Crispino, RN Zuckerberg Award: Gerald Lunetta, RN Advanced Practitioner Award: Genine Schwinge, NP Nurse Leader Award:  Dana Cardiello, RN Clinical Nurse Award:…

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Get to know Mather Chief Nurse Executive, Tara Matz

In March 2023, Mather Hospital welcomed Tara Matz, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, to the Mather family as our Chief Nurse Executive. Tara was previously the Senior Director for Patient Care Services at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and has also held a variety of leadership roles throughout her career, building an impressive resume. The Mather family is…

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Nurse Educator honored with DAISY Award for going above and beyond

Nurse Educator honored with DAISY Award for going above and beyond Congratulations to Kim Bauman, RN, Mather Hospital’s latest DAISY Award winner. On Dec. 2, 2022 a critically ill patient needed to be transferred to South Shore University Hospital. Ms. Bauman, a clinical professional development educator, accompanied the patient to ensure continuity of care. “Kim…

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CNA programs first graduating class!

Certified Nurse Assistant program graduates first class Congratulations to Matthew Lagomarsino, Brian Smith, Erik Wikstrom, William Cassata, Josiah Mena, Jennifer Bugliaro, and Ayanna Harrison, the first class of the hospital’s new training program for Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA). The program, launched in response to a shortage of CNAs, pays students during their training and guarantees…

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Mather Hospital earns third designation as a Magnet® Hospital

Mather Hospital earns third designation as a Magnet® Hospital Mather Hospital has earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the third time. The ANCC designation came with 13 exemplars, examples of excellence in nursing practice. The Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence…

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Mather Hospital receives Lantern Award

Mather Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® for re-designation. If approved, this would be Mather’s third designation as a Magnet hospital, a distinction shared by fewer than 600 hospitals worldwide.

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