Sidra Medicine, Washington-based Children’s National Hospital to establish nursing partnership
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Children s National Hospital from Washi...
Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Children’s National Hospital from Washington DC, to establish a nursing partnership and engagement program.
The MoU will support Sidra Medicine's journey towards nursing excellence and establishing itself as a Magnet hospitalthrough its Pathways to Excellence program. It will also create opportunities to lead to the formation of Sidra Medicine and Children’s National as sister hospitals.
Dr. Iyabo Tinubu-Karch, Chief Executive Officer at Sidra Medicine, stated: "Nursing plays a vital role in Sidra Medicine's mission and vision to become a center of excellence for learning and discovery. With over 1200 nurses as a critical part of our care team across women’s and children’s services, we want to create opportunities and resources to help them excel in their fields. Our partnership with Children’s National will be integral to creating stronger training and upskilling opportunities for our pediatric-focused nurses and supportingthem in their career development paths.”
DeAnn Marshall, President of Children’s National Hospital Foundation and co-signatory of the MoU, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Sidra Medicine. This MoU represents a significant step forward in our relationship with the women’s and children’s hospital in our mission to provide high-quality healthcare services to patients worldwide. In partnering with Sidra Medicine, we aim to support their ever-growing need to train and educate the nurse leaders in the region.”
Judy Dawson-Jones, Chief Nursing Officer at Sidra Medicine, stated: “Our partnership with Children’s National is a significant achievement for Sidra Medicine as it will support our nurses with access to exceptional caliber of experience, and skills that will enhance patient experience and improve outcomes.Children's National, which is a Magnet hospital, will also provide our nurses the opportunity to learn from the best and most experienced in pediatric specialties.”
