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Education

Barbara
Diploma in Nurssing 1974, LA County School of Nursing
Bachelors, Nursing 1979, Cal State University, LA
Masters of Science Nursing 1983 Cal State University LA

Occupation

Barbara
Year 2011: Administrative Director of the Heart Institute. This includes Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Research and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care. I am responsible for all the operations and issues of the Heart Institute, including budget, marketing, planning, just anything related to the Heart Institute. I have a manager in Cardiology reporting to me, and indirectly through him, all employees in Cardiology. I have a nursing manager who handles clinical staff, but the nurses in CT Surgery still report directly to me (7 Nurse Practitioners, all Transplant Program Staff, Case Manager, Research Nurse Coordinator, and all office personnel).

I have been at Childrens Hospital LA for 25 years. This is my anniversary year.

November 2014: I was awarded the "Barbara Gross Cardiac Nurse Award" by the Heart Ambassadors at Children's Hospital It is an inaugural award named for me and will be awarded to a cardiac nurse at CHLA every year. It was very exciting and very much a highlight of my career.

Military Servicey career.

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