Baton Rouge General (BRG) announced it has named Monica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN as its Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). Nijoka has a long history with BRG, beginning her career at the hospital as a student nurse in 1975 and working her way up to Vice President of Patient Care Services by 2001, a position she held until 2005.
Since 2007, Nijoka has served as Chief Nursing Officer at The NeuroMedical Center in Baton Rouge. A well-respected leader in the healthcare community, Nijoka has been honored by the Louisiana State Nursing Association (LSNA) as Nurse Administrator of the year, as Southeastern Louisiana University’s alumni of the year, and as a Woman of Achievement by the Zonta Club. During her time at BRG, she led the hospital to three consecutive LSNA Hospital of the Year awards.
Departing CNO, Anna Cazes, will move into a new role at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, La. As CNO, Cazes led Baton Rouge General to its highest ever patient satisfaction scores, with BRG’s overall rating currently in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide.