Congratulations to Kelly Grink, RN, from the Tele/MedSurg Unit for being awarded the inaugural Blue Violet Award for Nursing Excellence at SMC. Grink was presented with a certificate and flowers at a special event for National Nurses Day on May 6, 2021. The Blue Violet Award is presented to a nurse who continuously exemplifies compassion…Read More

Check out these five interesting tidbits about nursing: On average, nurses walk between 4 and 5 miles per 12-hour shift. (concorde.edu) The first nursing school in the world was established in India in 250 BC and only men were allowed to attend. (everynurse.org) Poet Walt Whitman worked as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War….Read More

SMC’s laboratory team celebrated 45 years of National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week with “Lunch and Learn” events, games and prizes, and a T-shirt that declares they have “Always Been Essential.” The lab staff is made up of 18 medical professionals who specialize in Hematology, Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry/Toxicology, and Blood Bank just to name a few….Read More

It’s National Nurses Week and what better time to learn more about our nurses and nursing opportunities at SMC. The following is a one-on-one with Chief Nursing Officer Ekene Ejimofor, DNP, MSHCM, RN. Before coming to SMC about a year ago, Dr. Ejimofor served as a nurse director at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital —…Read More

May is an exciting month at SMC. With both Nurses and Hospital weeks upon us, it’s time to celebrate our staff! In a show of deserved appreciation, each staff member will receive a choice of either an SMC branded scrub jacket or wind breaker, with the added option of personalization. We are pleased provide this…Read More

Nurses are known for their hard work and dedication. Those two characteristics were also prominent in establishing their day of recognition — National Nurses Day. The idea of proclaiming “Nurse Day” goes back to 1953 when Dorothy Sutherland, U.S. Department of Health, sent a proposal to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. No action was taken. The…Read More

Word is getting around: SMC is a great place to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Patients have sent many letters, notes and messages of thanks. Here are some of their thoughts.   Thank you, SMC COVID-19 team, for your dedicated service and commitment in vaccinating our county. The staff was out in the sleet, snow and…Read More

What originally began as a project to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic has now provided a major restructuring for SMC’s Telemetry/MedSurg Unit. “The project allowed an upgrade to our telemetry system,” said Chief Nursing Officer Ekene Ejimofor, DNP, MHM, RN. “The departments previously known as 2 North and 3 North were merged into one unit…Read More

SMC’s Behavioral Health service is now up and running on the recently remodeled fourth floor. From top to bottom, the Unit is bright, welcoming and safe for patients and staff alike. “The designers integrated calming colors from the walls to the furniture all while keeping the patients’ safety a top priority,” said Dr. Tammy Torres,…Read More

In addition to receiving care from Cooper University Hospital doctors in the Emergency Department, SMC patients now have access to Cooper University Hospital’s Teleneurology Services with the addition of Neurologist Rachel Wiegand, MS, PA-C. Wiegand — a Cooper University Hospital staff member — has joined SMC providing support in the clinical specialty of Neurology. Wiegand…Read More