NNLM PSR Membership Update & Member Staff News

Posted by Marco Tamase on December 17th, 2020 Posted in: Membership

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We would like to provide you a year-end update of membership changes in the Pacific Southwest Region. The COVID-19 pandemic presented real challenges to outreach activities, particularly in-person activities such as site visits, conferences and exhibits.  In response to stay at home orders brought on by the pandemic, we have shifted our focus on digital platforms to ensure that we continue to build diverse and inclusive member communities.  Twenty-six new members have joined the network. Please join us in welcoming our new network members!

New Network Members

Arizona

• Be Well Family Care
• Maricopa County Library District
• Mohave County Tobacco Use Prevention Program
• Sun Health Wellness
• Valleywise Community Health Center

California

• Alpine County Health Department
• Banning Library District
• Beaumont Library District
• Butte County Library
• California State University, Chico, Meriam Library
• Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
• Chula Vista Public Library
• Cuerpaso
• El Dorado County Library
• Gilead Sciences, Inc., Library & Information Service
• Orange County Health Care Agency
• Oxnard Public Library
• ResMed
• Riverside Public Library
• Southeast Asian Community Alliance
• Standbridge University, Health Science Library
• University of San Diego, Copley Library
• Whittier Public Library

Hawaii

• Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Nevada

• Southern Nevada Black Nurses Association
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Field Policy Management

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Network Member Staff News

We would like to recognize the following network members by highlighting their accomplishments, promotions, awards, new positions, and departures. We welcome your submissions for possible future announcements!

Vicki Carroll, Medical Librarian at the Department of State Hospitals, Atascadero in San Luis Obispo, retired in November 2020.  Veronica Gutierrez will serve as her replacement as NNLM Liaison.

Heidi Patterson is the new medical librarian at Queen’s Medical Center Hawaii Medical Library in Honolulu, HI. Heidi replaces Marlene Oishi who retired in November 2019.

Elizabeth Schatz is the new NNLM Liaison for Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Medical Library in Honolulu, HI.  Elizabeth replaces Jackie Chigawa.

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Closed Network Members

We continue to update our Membership Directory and several member institutions have either closed or are no longer members of the NNLM.

• Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood, CA)
• Citrus Valley Health Partners, Queen of the Valley Campus, Health Sciences Library (West Covina, CA)
• Fallbrook Hospital, Medical Library (Fallbrook, CA)
• Fortis College – Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
• Hospice of the Central Coast, Community Health & Hospice Resource Center (Salinas, CA)
• Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (Fountain Valley, CA)
• Orange County Global Medical Center (Santa Ana, CA)
• Orthopedic Institute for Children (Los Angeles, CA)
• Saddleback Memorial Medical Center (Laguna Hills, CA)
• St. Vincent Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA)
• UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion (San Francisco, CA)
• University Medical Center (Las Vegas, NV)

Network membership is free and offers a variety of benefits and services. For more information, please go to our Members page. If your institution or organization is eligible, complete the Member Application to become a member of the Network of the National Library of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region.