b'A DEDICATION TO ONE OF OUR MOST DEDICATEDErin CollinsRN, BSN I VP OF NURSING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENTMary Ann Cioffi, RN, MSNI am most proud of my contributions to the profession of nursing in mentoringand developing nurses whether I was teaching, supporting or leading them.During her 34 years at the organization, Mary Ann has served inPreceptor class, Resource Nurse training and New Hire Orientation. many different roles. Throughout her career, she has impacted aShe also was a Nursing Supervisor/Educator for several years where number of initiatives, innovations, and transformational efforts thatshe coordinated numerous student placements for clinical rotations have shaped our health system today.and managed the academic contracts with the institutions.Starting in 1989, Mary Ann served as the Professional DevelopmentMary Ann once said, I am most proud of my contributions to the Coordinator in the Education Services Department and wasprofession of nursing in mentoring and developing nurses whetherinstrumental in the development and evolution of the nursingI was teaching, supporting or leading them.clinical ladder program called Concord Hospital Advancement in Nursing (CHAIN). Most recently she coordinates the AdvancementMary Anns involvement in accreditation began with the Review Board of the CHAIN program.Joint Commission where she was chapter leader for patient education and later the Survey Coordinator. She orchestrated It seems like yesterday, that Mary Ann was leading nursingthe organizations transition from The Joint Commission to our through the first significant cutting edge transition to McKessoncurrent accreditation partner, DNV in 2012 and helped achieve computerized nursing documentation and medication barcodingISO 9001 certification in 2015. Our DNV mantra quickly became at the bedside. Concord Hospital was an early adopter of thissticky as many recited, Say what you do, Do what you say, Prove it best practice and even today continues to advance the clinicaland Improve it. Over the past 5 years, Mary Ann has fostered this technology to enhance patient safety. culture of regulatory readiness and daily improvement through her current role as the Concord Hospital health systems Director of Mary Ann has held a number of interim leadership roles; as Accreditation and Regulatory Activities. co-director for Professional Practice and Development, IV Team manager, Day Surgery and Surgical Technology program advisor Her accomplishments are truly a testament to her dedication, desire to the Director of the program. As the needs arose, Mary Ann and devotion to the profession of nursing and our organization. On would step up to help support these leadership needs.behalf of all who had the privilege to work closely with Mary Ann, we share our admiration and gratitude for all she has brought to One of Mary Anns passions is teaching. She was an Adjunctour organization. We wish her happiness, adventure and joy in her Faculty instructor for New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI),retirement. All the best in the days ahead.an American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center faculty for Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications, instructor/educator forA sincere THANK YOU for 34 years!many nursing and nursing-related programs and classes including P E O P L E | I N T E G R A T I O N | T R A N S F O R M A T I O N16'