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PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER
Dolores Rommel, RN, ANM of ENT
Tracey Cursons, DNP, ARNP-BC
Dolores Rommel came to Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center on a six week travel assignment in 1983 Delray Medical Center is the only hospital RN
from the hospital she was working at previously. Near Tracey Cursons has ever known. She was hired by the
the end of the assignment, she was offered a job and hospital 19 years ago, and now serves as a nurse prac-
decided to stay. She’s been with the hospital ever since. titioner. Believe it or not, Tracey’s initials are TLC, so
Dolores was offered an opportunity to work in the OR it was almost pre-ordained that she was meant to be a
and treat the cardiac patients. Dolores has wanted to be nurse from the day her parents named her. Tracey
a nurse ever since she was 11 years old. When she was always tries to add some tender, loving, care to all her
in the 6th grade, she was in a school club called patients, and loves the opportunity to make a differ-
“Future Nurses of America”. She toured a nursing ence in their lives while they’re at the hospital. She
school in Buffalo, NY, and eventually returned there to cites the amazing people she gets to work with as the
get her nursing degree. Outside of nursing, Dolores is best part of her job. When Tracey isn’t caring for
very active. She enjoys playing racketball and tennis, rollerblading and hanging out patients, she loves spending time with her friends,
at the beach. family and two golden retrievers. She also makes it a point to go to one place she’s
never been every year.
Sara Chambers, RN, BSN, CYT-200
Mari Hoover-McGarry,
Making an impact and difference in patient’ lives. CEN, CCRN, TCRN
That’s what Sara Chambers loves most about her job as
a nurse at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Sara After volunteering as a candy striper in high school,
works as a cardiac rehab nurse. She gets to see on a daily Mari Hoover-McGarry felt she wanted to turn it into a
basis, and help patients recovering from cardiac events, career. So she decided to become a nurse. For the past
and get back to their normal routine. Sara knew she 30 years, she’s been caring for patients at Delray
wanted to be a nurse in high school. She took a medical Medical Center. Her career as a nurse has given Mary
health aid course, which allowed her to shadow nurses the ability provide comfort and healing to those in
in the emergency department. It was because of this need and impact people’s lives on a daily basis. As a
experience that motivated her to continue her studies nurse in the Level I Trauma Center, Mary sees the most
and become a nurse. Away from the hospital, Sara at risk patients who need immediate attention coming
enjoys yoga, reading and spending time at the beach. in from anything ranging from gunshots, stabbings,
Sara has been able to now teach yoga for the cardiac car accidents and falls. When Mary isn’t saving lives,
rehab program at the hospital. she enjoys cooking, traveling and volunteering for sev-
eral local organizations in the community.
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