Nursing

2024 Nursing Annual Report

This year’s report celebrates the contributions of our nursing team and their unwavering commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care. Explore the inspiring work that is shaping the future of nursing at UCLA Health.
Nurse holding toddler's hand and smiling while child sits on a hospital bed

A message from our president and CEO

Johnese Spisso

A message from our president and CEO

By Johnese Spisso, MPA

President, UCLA Health 
CEO, UCLA Hospital System 
Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences 

UCLA Health nurses exemplify our health system’s values of compassion, respect, excellence, discovery, integrity and teamwork in everything they do. It’s not surprising that in an annual Gallup poll, Americans continue to name nursing as one of the most trusted professions.

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The year in review from our CNE

Karen A. Grimley, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN

The year in review from our CNE

By Karen A. Grimley, PhD, MBA, RN

Chief Nursing Executive, UCLA Health
Assistant Dean, UCLA School of Nursing

As I write this letter, I am thinking about how far we’ve come in the past few years. It has been a difficult time, during which we have set ourselves, and UCLA Health, apart. We’ve achieved some wonderful milestones during this trying period, and now it is time to take a deep breath, reassess and move forward with intention, focused on our patients and the nurses who care for them.

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Highlights from 2024

Voices from the bedside

Explore the thoughts, passions, and inspirations of two dedicated nurses, Megan and Jackie, as they share their journeys and the impact they’re making in professional governance and palliative care at UCLA Health.

Awards and recognitions