A seasoned healthcare executive and former speech language pathologist has joined CHOC Children’s leadership team as vice president, operations. In her new role, Mary Zimmer oversees laboratories, radiology and imaging services, pharmacy, clinical nutrition and lactation, rehabilitation services, neurodiagnostics, food services, environmental services, safety and security, biomedical services administration, and facilities and plant operations at […]
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CHOC Nurse Leader Recognized for Excellence in Innovation
(ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2019) – A veteran CHOC Children’s nursing leader has been recognized for her commitment to innovation by a statewide professional association of her peers. Anne Tanner, executive director of acute care services at CHOC Children’s, received the excellence in innovation award from the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL). Anne’s award, […]
PIH Health Selects CHOC Children’s as Pediatric Partner
Staff at the new CHOC Children’s Health Center in Whittier PIH Health and CHOC Children’s have formed a new affiliation that advances pediatric clinical care for children in the communities of Los Angeles and Orange counties. As a part of this affiliation, a CHOC Children’s Health Center opened today in PIH Health’s Whittwood Medical Office Building located in […]
Cynthia Neiman Named Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Marketing and Communications of CHOC Children’s
An award-winning marketing professional with decades of digital marketing, storytelling and branding experience has been named CHOC Children’s chief marketing officer and vice president of marketing and communications. In her new role, Cynthia Neiman will further CHOC’s efforts to engage patients and families, staff, community members and other audiences through effective omni-channel marketing and compelling […]
CHOC Receives Grant for County’s First Pediatric Psychiatric Consult Line
Representatives from James M. Cox Foundation present CHOC with $200,000 grant Today, CHOC Children’s announced receiving a $200,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation. The donation will support piloting the region’s first pediatric psychiatric consultation access line, helping pediatricians with psychiatric consultations to increase the speed with which their patients receive psychiatric services. In addition, […]
CHOC Children’s Emergency Nurse Earns National Recognition for Excellence
CHOC’s emergency services/trauma clinical educator and registered nurse Lisa Chambers, MSN, MPS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, has earned the 2020 Distinguished CPEN Award from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum. The honor aims to shine a national spotlight on nurses who exemplify emergency nursing excellence in […]
