Kentucky 45th in the
Nation for Healthcare

Source The Commonwealth Fund

Zenei Cortez - Resume

Education: Associate in Arts
                    Harry S. Truman Community College
                    Chicago, Illinois
  
                  Diploma in Nursing
                    South Chicago Community Hospital
                    School of Nursing
                    Chicago, Illinois

Experience: Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse IV, PACU/Ambulatory Surgery
                    Kaiser Permanente Hospital
                    South San Francisco, California

                    Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse II, ICU/CCU
                    Kaiser Permanente Hospital
                    South San Francisco, California

                    Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse II, Telemetry,
                    Medical/Surgical Unit, Oncology
                    Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco, California

                    Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse I/II, Medical/Surgical Unit
                    Weiss Memorial Hospital
                    Chicago, Illinois

Interests: President
                    California Nurses Association
                    National Nurses Organizing Committee

Prior to being elected President, Zenei Cortez had served as Vice President of the association for 2 consecutive terms, and before that on the State Board of Directors for 3 consecutive terms. She was actively involved in the CNA fight for Minimum Nurse to Patient RATIOS, until it became the Law.

                    Nurse Representative
                    Kaiser Permanente
                    South San Francisco, California

                    In Patient RN Quality Liaison
                    Kaiser Permanente Hospital
                    Redwood City, South San Francisco, California