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Director of perioperative services joins Emerson Hospital
(CONCORD, Mass., May 5, 2008)--Gail Spinale, RN, will join Emerson Hospital as director of perioperative services. In her role, Spinale will assume responsibility for the quality of patient care in Emerson’s surgical services, which includes oversight of the surgery center, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care unit, pre-surgical testing, endoscopy suite, interventional radiology nursing, surgical weight loss program and central sterile supply.
“Gail is a proven leader of perioperative services, experienced in both academic and community hospital settings,” said Kevin Whitney, RN, MA, CNAA, vice president of patient care services/chief nursing officer at Emerson Hospital. “We welcome her to the Emerson team and look forward to her contributions to the Clough Surgical Center and to the organization.”
“At Emerson, I am excited about the completion and opening of the perioperative services expansion, which is part of the hospital’s $36-million project,” said Spinale. “I am looking forward to working with the staff to streamline patient flow and to deliver patient-focused quality care.” Collectively known as Project SCORE (Surgery Center, Obstetrics, and Radiology Expansion), Emerson’s project combines new construction with a series of innovative renovations and upgrades. Project SCORE includes the new Clough Surgical Center, which features a dedicated private entrance, pre-surgical rooms, an expanded waiting area with its own kitchenette, new post-anesthesia care unit, consultation rooms, post-operating recovery rooms, and new operating rooms.
Prior to joining Emerson Hospital, Spinale was director for surgical services at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., where she was responsible for the administrative and clinical activities of the operating rooms, post-anesthesia care unit, surgical day care department, preoperative testing, central sterile supply, endoscopy, and interventional radiology nursing. She also worked in similar positions at Boston Medical Center and MetroWest Medical Center.
Spinale is a bachelor’s and master’s of science in nursing candidate at Walden University. She earned her diploma in nursing from Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in Cambridge, Mass. She is a member of the Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives and the Association of Operating Room Nurses, where she was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts chapter.