We're not forcing anyone out, and we want to make that clear. We're sorry someone interpreted it that way.

This really is the highest recognition within the nursing profession. The nurses at El Camino are so proud of having achieved this status.

Nurses look for environments to work where they're valued and respected and they look for an environment where they can participate and be involved in decision-making. We have a strong physician-nurse relationship. Our physicians highly regard our nursing staff.

For nurses, this designation really indicates that this is a place where you would want to work. It's a nurse-friendly environment and one in which they [nurses] are really valued.

I have no way of comparing myself to other people my age; I can't compare myself with Jane Fonda, can I? I haven't had the work done. I admire the discipline of someone who maintains that degree of beauty, but I'm not prepared to do it.

I was nourished and nurtured at Stratford as a very young actress. They guided me and forgave me!