‘Dedicated to her work’: Pinay nurse dies of COVID-19 in SoCal
A Filipina mother of two sons from Whittier, California has died from COVID-19 after working on the frontlines as a licensed vocational nurse. Rowena “Wendy” Miguel, 53, died on January…
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Backlash ensues after PH offers nurses in exchange for COVID vaccines from UK, Germany
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Fil-Am nurse who documented love for Disney on Instagram dies from COVID-19
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Nurse credentialing group appoints Filipino Fulbright scholar as director of global standards and qualifications
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From registered nurse to first Fil-Am co-owner of a US hospital: How Vicki Rollins transformed a struggling medical center into a five-star rated hospital
ONLY two hospitals in the city of Los Angeles received the highest five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this past January — and one of…
SoCal Filipina registered nurse helps bargain first contract with nurses union
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Glendale Community College’s nursing program seeks to fill demand for nurses
Filipina-American nursing student Maria Riel Nullas lives in Cerritos, California, but has commuted to Glendale for the past two years to attend classes. She was accepted to several nursing programs…