As part of a ceremony to honor this year’s Nurse of the Year, Hoag Health received a $15-million gift from philanthropists Julia and George Argyros late last week, Hoag officials announced Friday.
The grant will be put toward the Julia Argyros Center for Nursing Excellence, which provides scholarships for nurses to continue their educations. Hospital officials said about 87% of nurses at Hoag have bachelor’s degrees in nursing, but many more have gone on to receive their master’s.
As part of that ceremony, nurse Sarah Turecek was named Nurse of the Year.