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Bojan M. Kuure
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| Title: |
Director of Surgical Services |
| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Type of Organization: |
Hospital |
| Major Product/Service: |
Patient care, medical and surgical services |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Kuure is the Director of OR, CS OP, PACU and endoscopies. She is currently responsible for the 24-hour operation of the Operating Room, Endoscopy, CS, OP and PACU personnel, including hiring, evaluation, discipline and teaching. She prepares the annual budget and monitors it throughout the year. Ms. Kuure is an active member of the surgical team. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Washington |
| Affiliations: |
Interplast; Healing the Children, West Coast and Mid-Atlantic East Coast Chapters; Past President, Association of Operating Room Nurses, Cascade Chapter; Operation Smile; Soroptimist International; Washington Organization of Nurse Executives; Washington State Council of Peri-op Nursing; N.W.O.N.E. |
| University/Degree: |
Special Registered Nurse, Open-Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Helsingfors Nursing Institute, Helsinki, Finland, 1964; Registered Nurse, Anesthesia Surgery and Management, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1968 |
| Born: |
November 14, 1942, Jakobstad, Finland |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Worldwide volunteer work, scuba diving, skiing, biking, hiking |
| Spouse: |
Arvo Kuure |
| Married: |
November 3, 1965 |
| Children: |
Saara B. Kuure |
| Work History: |
Ms. Kuure served as a staff nurse from 1964 through 1968 and taught post basic nursing for two years at the University of Helsinki, Finland from 1970 to 1972, before moving the United States. She was a specialty nurse in open heart surgery at University Hospital, Helsinki, from 1968 to 1970. She works in the operating room at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington for over 37 years. She began her career there as a staff, scrub and circulating nurse. She assumed the position of Director in 1984. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Who's Who in American Nursing, 1991; Paul Harris Award, 1999; Strathmore's Who's Who; The Marquis Who's Who in America, 2000; Who's Who of American Women, 2000; Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care, 2001; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2002; Manchester Who's Who of Executives and Professionals, 2007; Lifetime Member, Cambridge Who's Who of Executives and Professionals; Real Heroes Award, American Red Cross, 2007 |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Since 1988, Ms. Kuure has made 76 trips around the world to date performing volunteer surgery work. She is truly passionate about her work and considers her positive attitude and good health extremely important. She has helped thousands of children throughout the world to "get their smile back". |
