Background
Long, Ophelia was born on December 5, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Long, Ophelia was born on December 5, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College, 1962; Bachelor of Science, California State University, Los Angeles, 1971; postgraduate, University of Southern California, since 1985.
Junior staff nurse, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1962-1963;
general duty staff nurse, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1963-1965;
specialty unit staff nurse, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1965;
nursing care coordinator Intensive Care Unit, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1966;
supervisor Intensive Care Unit, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1966-1970;
instructor, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1970-1972;
assistant director critical care nursing, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, 1972-1981;
director nursing, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, West Los Angeles, 1981-1984;
hospital administrator, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, West Los Angeles, since 1984. Instructor leadership skills, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1975. Appointed District XI Medical Quality Assurance committee Board Medical Examiners, 1976-1981.
Member of staff West Los Angeles Community College, since 1981.
Director Operation Learn, 1970-1972. Active Youth Motivational Task Force, since 1974, California State University at Los Angeles Advisory Committee, since 1979, Los Angeles Southwest College, since 1979, Los Angeles Trade-Technology College, since 1979. Joint National Com.High Blood Pressure of National Institutes of Health Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, since 1982, JointNat.
Committee Heart Blood and Lung Institute, since 1983. Board directors University of Southern California.Community Freedom School, 1970-1973. Member National Black Nurses' Association, Inc.
(1st vice president 1978-1982, board directors 1982-1983, president since 1983), Council Black Nurses (chairperson Ways and Means committee 1972-1974, president 1974-1975, award 1973), Critical Care Nurses Association, Nephrology Nurses Association, California Nurses Association, Black Congress on Health and Law, Congressional Black Caucus-Health Brain Trust, Nursing Alumni Association Los Angeles City College (president 1970-1972), Chi Eta Phi.
F C.
Married Henry Long; children: Donald, Celeste, Camile.