At Johns Hopkins Medicine in the National Capital Region, our purpose is to serve patients with extraordinary clinical care, advance our knowledge of illness and wellness and invest in people to create a healthier, vibrant and more equitable community. We are fortunate to have team members with the capabilities, compassion and talent to deliver high-quality care to everyone we serve.

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us in ways we never could have predicted, but it’s also made us stronger. That’s due in no small part to our exceptional nurses who individually and collectively provide a great portion of our care. Their dedication through extraordinary circumstances means that our patients’ suffering is relieved and their humanity respected in all settings.    

For decades, the nurses at Sibley Memorial and Suburban hospitals have been at the bedside during the most critical, vulnerable moments of people’s lives. They have been present for the joys and sorrows for generations of community members, and they have honored this privilege by consistently bringing their best efforts and selves to their work.

This report offers a snapshot of that nursing excellence which occurs every day in the National Capital Region. It highlights nurses at every career stage working to elevate nursing practice for themselves, their colleagues and their patients. It also provides a look into the way nurses shape research and add to the collective evidence base that supports everything we do at JHM. Collectively, this report captures our culture of exceptional care for which we are known in our region and beyond.

I congratulate all the nurses of the National Capital Region for continuing to prioritize the care of others. It is hard work, yet you continue to do it with energy and enthusiasm. Each day, with every patient, you make a difference in people’s lives. Thank you for all that you do. We are grateful you are here.
 

Carolyn Carpenter, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E.
President, National Capital Region
Johns Hopkins Health System