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NEWS
FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
FIVE
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE NURSES GRADUATE FROM IN-HOUSE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Cambridge,
Chelsea, Everett, Medford, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop, MA….Five
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) nurses recently graduated from CHA’s
in-house Perioperative Nursing training program. Perioperative care
covers the time from when a patient is put into the hospital before
surgery until the time the patient is discharged. This in-house
training opportunity is one of several workforce programs at CHA
that offers current employees the chance to learn new skills and
develop in their careers.
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thanks to Dale Strein, RN, for continuing to help
other nurses achieve their career goals, and congratulations
to our newest perioperative nurses: Linda DeGeorge,
RN, Joan Pinkston-Maclellen, RN, BSN, Maryellen
Rossini, RN, BSN, Carol Cammon, AS, RN, and
Richard D'Avella, BS, RN. |
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Carol
Cammon, AS, RN, Richard D’Avella, BS, RN, Linda DeGeorge, RN, Joan
Pinkston-Maclellen, RN, BSN, and Maryellen Rossini, RN, BSN are
the third class to complete the intensive 6-month course. The program
included 6 weeks of didactic and class laboratory (utilizing Association
of Perioperative Registered Nurses Guidelines and Standards) and
4.5 months of daily clinical work in the Operating Room with assigned
preceptors.
These
five nurses came from all of CHA's hospital campuses -- The Cambridge
Hospital, Somerville Hospital, and Whidden Memorial Hospital. Four
of them have Emergency Department experience and one is a former
Senior Radiology Technician who recently graduated from nursing
school. Today, they are ready to function as entry level Perioperative
Nurses and are expected to increase their skills and knowledge in
the following six months with guidance from their managers, preceptors,
OR educator, and fellow staff.
CAMBRIDGE
HEALTH ALLIANCE
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health
system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
Everett, Revere, and Boston's Metro-North communities. It includes
three hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge
Public Health Department, and the Network Health plan. With this
unique model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services,
a diverse working environment, and a premier training experience
in community-based medicine.
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Contacts
Alison
Harris
Director Media Relations
Phone: 617-499-8323
Cell: 781-424-3293
Pager: 617-546-8696
aharris@challiance.org
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