Leonarda C.
Registered Nurse
Each and every day, my mission is to aid in healing, maximizing health potential and providing comfort to my patients and their families by treating them all as if they were my own family. Read More >>
Leonarda C.
Registered Nurse
Each and every day, my mission is to aid in healing, maximizing health potential and providing comfort to my patients and their families by treating them all as if they were my own family. I have been a nurse for 30 years, practicing at Plainview Hospital for the past 25 years. Plainview Hospital feels like home. Over time, I have learned that being a nurse involves much more than carrying out doctors orders and passing medications. It also involves listening, educating patients and families, and attending to all the little details of their stay in the hospital. I feel that all of this is important in treating patients and helping them and their families feel comforted and well cared for. This is my responsibility, this is why I became a nurse - to take care of people the best way I possibly can.
But I can't take all the credit for my ability to provide care. I can only be as good as the people I work with. Here at Plainview, we have a great team and we work well together. My coworkers, along with the education and support I receive from the health system provide me with the tools for success, making it easier for me to excel in my role. While nursing and health care delivery has changed over the years, I can honestly say I continue to enjoy my time at Plainview Hospital and I love being a nurse even more now than I did when I started 30 years ago.
North Shore-LIJ is the country's second largest non-profit, secular healthcare system, and one of the nation’s leading clinically integrated healthcare networks. Since our formation in 1997 through the merger of the North Shore Health System and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, we have grown to become a family of more than 42,000 dedicated team members.
Our health system includes 15 hospitals, long-term care facilities, a renowned medical research institute, three trauma centers, five home health agencies, a hospice network, dozens of outpatient centers and numerous physician private practices throughout the region. As the largest integrated healthcare system in metropolitan New York, we serve diverse communities comprised of more than
7 million people throughout Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Long Island.
The proud recipient of the National Quality Forum’s 2010 National Quality Healthcare Award—an honor presented annually to an organization for delivering outstanding quality-driven healthcare—North Shore-LIJ is truly transforming care for the communities we serve.