Mary Louise Helfrich Jones

Background

Jones, Mary Louise Helfrich was born on September 7, 1944 in Dover, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Anthony G. and Mary Jane (Brown) Helfrich.

Education

Diploma, Washington Hospital Center, 1965; Bachelor of science in nursing cum laude, Southern College, Collegedale, Tennessee, 1980; MSN, U. Florida, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Florida, 1994.

Career

Administrative director maternal child division, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, 1974-1994; vice president patient care services, women's services, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1994; also director education and research pediatric services, co-director/director perinatal, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. Consultant for program/space planning, family centered perinatal services.

Achievements

• Mary Louise Helfrich Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Hospital and nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Area leader, walking mother March of Dimes, 1981-1988. Member Executive Board Parent Resource Center, 1989-1993. Board directors Healthy Start Coalition.

Member ANA (Florida bioethics county), Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (Florida congress on nursing organizations 1987-1994), National Perinatal Association, Southern Regional Nursing Society, Florida Hospital Association, Southeastern Pennsylvania Organisation of Nursing Leaders, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Theta, Theta Epsilon (president 1994).

Connections

Married William Frank Jones, June 6, 1965. Children: Michelle Lynn, Matthew Sean.

Father:

Anthony G. Helfrich

Mother:

Mary Jane (Brown) Helfrich

Spouse:

William Frank Jones

child:

Matthew Sean Jones

child:

Michelle Lynn Jones