After 42 years of nursing — 24 years in Orthopaedics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and time in other specialties before that — nurse Mary clocked out for the last time on floor 14 West. Here’s what some of Mary’s colleagues have to say about her: “THANK YOU for all these years of compassionate and skillful care you gave our patients.” “You always made us laugh with your sense of humor.” “You are such a fantastic nurse!” Thank you, Mary. You have certainly left a mark on Northwestern Medicine

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