(Sharon, PA) - March 27, 2017 – Sharon Regional announced today that they welcome, Mary Jane Larmon, MBA, MSN, RN, as the Director of the School of Nursing. Mary Jane graduated with her nursing diploma from Sharon Regional’s School of Nursing, and went on to receive her BSN and a Post Bachelor Certification in Nursing Management from Pennsylvania State University. She graduated from Youngstown State University with a Masters of Business Administration and in 2016 obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing.

Mary Jane worked at Sharon Regional Medical Center from 1986-2010 as the director of critical care & cardiology services, ICU charge nurse and in Home Health. Since her time at Sharon Regional, Mary Jane served as the chief clinical officer, regional director of nursing operations, and the Interim CEO at Vibra Healthcare in Boardman, Ohio and prior to that was the Director of Nursing at Vrable Healthcare in Youngstown. She has also held the position as an adjunct clinical instructor of nursing at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

Mary Jane lives in Sharpsville and served on the Board of Directors for the Mercer County American Heart Association for 10 years. She received advanced certification as a Critical Care Registered Nurse through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and as a Medical-Surgical Nurse from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

“The School of Nursing has a long and proud tradition of training professional nurses who are joining our nursing team at Sharon Regional Medical Center and in many other hospitals in our communities, “stated Rose Gaglia, Sharon Regional Medical Center’s chief nursing officer. We are very excited to have Mary Jane join our leadership team and lead the School of Nursing so that we can continue to meet the demand for well-educated, professional nurses as the need for nurses continues across all health care settings.”

About Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon Regional Medical Center has provided health care services to the region for more than 120 years. Mercer County’s largest hospital and healthcare system consists of a 220-bed Joint Commission accredited hospital, along with 19 satellite centers in Sharon, Hermitage, and Mercer, PA and Brookfield and Hubbard, OH. Sharon Regional offers specialized services including Behavioral Health, Breast Care, Cancer Care, Diabetes, Emergency Care with specialized stroke and heart attack care, Mercer County’s only certified chest pain center, primary stroke center, open heart/angioplasty/ heart care institute, Sleep Medicine, Sports Medicine, Inpatient Rehabilitation, School of Nursing, School of Radiography, Women’s Center and Wound Recovery & Hyperbaric Medicine.