Laureen Eva Dame

Background

Dame, Laureen Eva was born on March 15, 1947 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Irving Lawrence Junior and Cora Justina Dame.

Education

Diploma, Dartmouth-Hickock Medical Center, Hanover N.H., 1968; Bachelor of science in nursing, Clayton State College, Morrow, Georgia, 1996; MSN, Emory University, 1997.

Career

Staff nurse, charge nurse, team leader, maternity and surgical nursing various hospitals, N.H., Boston, St. Louis, 1968-1969, 80-83; school nurse practitioner, Department Public Health, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1983-1985; perioperative nurse, 1st assistant, South Fulton Hospital, East Point, Georgia, 1985-1986; nurse, first assistant, plastic surgery, John Munna Doctor of Medicine Atlanta, 1986-1990; resource nurse, intake coordinator, Shallowford Hospital, Atlanta, 1989-1991; staff educator, quality assurance coordinator department surgical services, Shallowford Hospital, Atlanta, 1991-1992; quality improvement coordinator, nursing, South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Georgia, 1992; nurse coordinator quality assurance, Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, 1992-1993; director quality assurance, Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, 1993-1995; manager coordinator care, Egleston Children's Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, 1995-1996; manager quality management, Egleston Pediat. Group, Decatur, Georgia, 1996-1997; director department surgery, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 1997-1998; director regulatory and quality management, MATRIA Healthcare, Inc., since 1998.

Achievements

• Laureen Eva Dame has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NAACOG (charter. Chairman steering committee 1972), Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (chairman hospitality committee 1992, member workshop and publicity committees 1983), NAFE, American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, National Association Quality Professionals, Georgia Association Quality Professionals, Georgia North Control District Quality Professionals, American Academy Distinguished Students, American Needlepoint Guild (life), Embroiderers Guild American (life), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: fiber artist (national certified judge), needlepoint, embroidery.

Connections

Children: DarylLawrence, Jeffrey Lee.

Father:

Irving Lawrence Dame Junior

Mother:

Cora Justina Dame

child:

Jeffrey Lee Dame

child:

DarylLawrence Dame