Often serving as frontline clinical staff, nurses provide care and comfort, as well as on-floor clinical expertise. As an example of how integral nursing care is to the Medical Center, each year in the Emergency Department (ED), 36 nurses care for more than 46,000 patients. Every nurse in the ED is trained in Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. In addition, all ED nurses are trained in pediatric advanced life support and as sexual assault nurse examiners. Such specialized, highly skilled talent ensures the best in patient care, as well as the best in clinical expertise. Patients can feel confident in their care in the Emergency Department.

You can expect this same high level of training, professionalism and dedication in all departments. For instance, on the oncology floor, all nurses are required to complete a course on biotherapy/chemotherapy. Special courses on head and neck cancer were offered prior to the unit accepting post-op head and neck cancer patients. At least nine of the nurses on the oncology department are advanced-degree-trained, with some Masters-level prepared.

Nurses work throughout the Medical Center, even in Information Services and Service Excellence, where nurses are not traditionally employed. This integration of highly trained, highly caring staff translates to the best in quality, safety and compassionate, knowledgeable care to the patient.