Ms. Watridge is in charge of nurses, case management, emergency services and patient experience at both hospitals. She helped open a hybrid operating room suite at Atlantic Health System and launched the STEMI intervention program at Newton Medical Centers, which has performed over 100 PCIs for STEMI patients since its inception. Ms. Watridge led the academic and clinical partnership with Centenary University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Seton Hall University, in which nursing students complete clinical training through an accelerated nursing program at either Hackettstown or Newton Medical Centers.
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Becker's Recognition
Donna Watridge, BSN, RNhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
2023 Winner

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After years of navigating their hospitals and health systems through the COVID-19 pandemic, chief nursing officers are now addressing staffing shortages, managing nursing budgets and creating professional pathways for the next generation of nurses.
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