As vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer, Dr. Sidone led all nursing activity at the hospital, including quality improvement, nursing standards and professional practice. Under her leadership, Suburban Hospital achieved American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation in 2019 and 2024, a distinction awarded to fewer than 10% of hospitals in the United States. In the most recent designation review, Dr. Sidone’s leadership was cited as one of the organization’s nine exemplars. The national reviewers called out specifically her exceptional communication skills, impressive visibility within the organization, and her commitment to a culture of caring for both patients and team members. Under Dr. Sidone’s leadership, Suburban Hospital was one of only 30 organizations in the nation to receive accreditation from the Forum for Shared Governance for nursing excellence, it received multiple Lantern Awards through the Emergency Nurses Association, and it implemented the DAISY Award program to recognize extraordinary nursing practice.
Dr. Sidone earned her doctorate of nursing practice from Duquesne University, a master's degree in nursing from Loyola University in New Orleans, and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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"Suburban is a truly remarkable hospital, and I am so proud to be chosen as the president of this incredible organization, a place I consider home. Over the past 30 years, I’ve had tremendous opportunities to learn and grow alongside an amazing team of staff and physicians. I am honored to serve our teams as they focus on providing care and healing for our community and to partner with leaders from across our health system to improve care in our region,” Sidone said.
About Suburban Hospital
Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a not-for-profit, acute-care, medical-surgical hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, with a focus on complex care, fully accredited by The Joint Commission. Suburban is the designated regional trauma center for Montgomery County, one of nine regional trauma centers in the state. The hospital offers medical, surgical, intensive care, oncology, inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs, an addiction treatment center, a 24-hour stroke team and a full-service emergency department that treats both adult and pediatric patients. Cardiac surgery services are provided by Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery at Suburban. Radiation and surgical oncology are part of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center for the National Capital Region. The hospital also runs an extensive community health and wellness program that invests more than $28 million in community benefit contributions annually, including offering more than 2,500 community health improvement programs, screenings, classes and activities, serving more than 75,000 individuals in Montgomery County. For more information, visit SuburbanHospital.org.
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