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Disaster Response Gives Retired Nurse New Purpose

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2017-10-10T04:00:00Z
Mary Yoshino, FNP, wore an identification badge for years that told the world who she was and what she represented in the healthcare community. When she retired from being a nurse, Mary wasn’t sure what her next step would be, but she knew she wanted to continue to help people.
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Disaster Response Gives Retired Nurse New Purpose

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Mary Yoshino, FNP, wore an identification badge for years that told the world who she was and what she represented in the healthcare community. When she retired from being a nurse, Mary wasn’t sure what her next step would be, but she knew she wanted to continue to help people.
2017-10-10T04:00:00Z
Birds eye view of a flooded neighborhood with boats driving through the streets

Currently, Mary is on the ground in Houston, Texas, volunteering in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, an extremely destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that made landfall in southern Texas in August 2017. We recently had the opportunity to speak with her to learn more about her career and her current role as a volunteer disaster response nurse.

To learn more about volunteering as a nurse through the Red Cross, visit www.redcross.org.  

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