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Donna Nash, R.N., B.S.N.

Experience and current achievements

January 5, 2009 to present Southwest Healthcare System, Wildomar and Murrieta, California

Director of Cardiovascular Services

• Currently in charge of Cardiac Cath Lab at Rancho Springs Medical Center, Special Procedures at Inland Valley Medical Center, Non-Invasive Cardiology at both campuses and Women and Heart Disease Outreach Education Program

• Developed Cardiac and Interventional Radiology Outcome Measurement and Reporting Program

• Developed Women and Heart Disease Community Screening Program

August 2007 to August 2008 Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Irvine, Ca.

Administrative Director of Cardiovascular Services

Responsible for care of cardiovascular patients through the continuum. Focus on disease management from prevention to rehabilitation.

Cost centers include: Non-invasive Cardiology, Cath Lab, and Community Outreach Clinics, Women and Heart Disease, Tobacco Cessation and Diabetes Outpatient.

Opened cath lab holding area for preparation and recovery of cath lab patients without use of contract labor.

Reducing use of contract labor in cath lab.

Deleted use of contract labor in cardiology.

Opened and marketed community clinics.

Added 3 invasive cardiologists and 1 electrophysiologist to medical staff.

Began monthly community lecture series for women and heart disease issues and general heart risk factors.

2001-August 2007 Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Anaheim, Ca.

Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services

Responsible for care of cardiovascular patients through the continuum. Focus on disease management from prevention to rehabilitation.

Cost centers include: Non-invasive Cardiology, Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab/ Community Outreach, Specials/Angio Lab, Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit, and Cardiovascular Telemetry Observation Unit(s).

Created three cardiac specialty inpatient nursing units

Coordinated purchase and installation of a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization Lab in 2002 and replaced second lab in 2006. As a result AMMC cath lab volumes have increased from 288% from baseline in 2000. In 2003, expanded the Cath Lab area to include a 4-bed pre- and post-procedure holding room to improve patient throughput and both physician/patient satisfaction. In 2006, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center cath lab performed 4509 billable procedures as contrasted to 1538 procedures in calendar year 2000 before serviceline line and technology upgrades.

2003 initiated a Women and Heart Disease program to conduct risk assessment and screenings for women to provide much needed community outreach. This program saw 499 women for a screen in 2006.

2005 initiated a vascular screening program to conduct risk assessments and screenings for patient with vascular symptoms. This program saw 105 patients in 2006.

Implemented a heart failure clinic to reduce the re-admission of heart failure patients.

Hosted the first ever CV Service Line Retreat with physicians, clinical staff and administrative leadership to assess the future of the cardiovascular service line and to develop business models to realize future potential of the service line.

Developed and manages data program for CV outcome measures including 100% case review of all cath lab procedures and open heart procedures. Data to Society of Thoracic Surgeons, California CABG data collection and AHA Get with the Guidelines.

Responsible for Heart Failure team and Acute MI Core Measures team that led to success in these two areas of quality measurement. These along with Pneumonia Core Measure scores led to AMMC being ranked in Top 100 Hospitals in the nation by Total Health Solutions for past two years.

1997–2001 Western Medical Centers Anaheim and Santa Ana Anaheim, Ca

Director of Cardiology, Cardiac Rehab and Cath Lab

Increased Volume of Cath Lab Western Medical Center Santa Ana, by 60% since 1997.

Increased volume of Cardiac Rehab Western Medical Center Santa Ana by 75%.

Chairperson of Tenet Cath Lab Advisory Committee 1997-1999

Committee member of Tenet Cath Lab Advisory Committee 1999-Present

Opened Cardiac Rehab Department Western Medical Center Anaheim 1999

Developed Data Method which tracks and compares quality outcomes of cath lab procedures and open heart procedures

Provides in depth data to administrative team for both Western Medical Centers Santa Ana and Anaheim tracking outcome and cost for all cath and cardiovascular surgery.

Developed method to float staff between all six cost centers thus maintaining fewer FTEs while accomplishing 400 cath billable procedures per month, 2023 non-invasive studies per month and 1400 cardiac rehab visits.

Developed echo staff to share on-call simultaneously between two campuses

Committee member of Tenet Capital Purchase Committee for Cath Labs

Committee member of Tenet Service Contracting Cath Lab and Radiology

Tenet Woman of the Year YWCA 1998 Orange County

1993–1997 Western Medical Center, Anaheim Anaheim, California

Manager of Cath Lab

Managed the design and install of Philips Cath Lab to replace previous Cath lab

24 hour responsibility for cath lab while continuing to perform as staff nurse within cath lab

Responsibility for quality assuance of cath lab

Responsibility for budget, staffing, employee management

Developed custom method to track and compare outcome and cost within cath lab setting

1996–1997 Western Medical Center Anaheim, Anaheim, California

Manager of Physical Therapy

Managed staff of 12 including both inpatient and outpatient services.

Received responsibility of department 6 weeks prior to JCAHO visit.

1989-1993 Western Medical Center Anaheim, Anaheim, California

Cath Lab Staff Nurse

Performed patient care during all cath lab procedures

Performed department quality assurance

1988-1989 La Mirada Medical Center, La Mirada, California

Cath Lab Staff Nurse

Performed patient care during all cath lab procedures

Performed department quality assurance

1984-1988 Western Medical Center Anaheim, Anaheim, California

Cath Lab Staff Nurse

Performed patient care during all cath lab procedures 1986-1988

Functioned as Intensive Care Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse 1984-1986

1983-1984 Alhambra Community Hospital, Alhambra, California

Head Nurse Intensive Care

24 hour responsibility 12 bed Intensive Care Unit

1982-1983 City of Hope, Duarte, California

Intensive Care Staff Nurse

Functioned as Intensive Care Staff Nurse

1981-1982 San Dimas Community Hospital, San Dimas, California

Intensive Care Staff Nurse

Functioned as Intensive Care Staff Nurse per diem night shift

1981-1982 St. Mary’s Long Beach, Long Beach, California

Staff Nurse Medical Floor

Staff Nurse Medical Floor two sixteen hour shifts each weekend

1980-1981 Travelers Insurance, Orange, California

Worker’s Compensation Evaluator

As a registered Nurse functioned to evaluate insured persons receiving worker’s compensation to facilitate them in returning to work or light duty.

1979-1980 St. Josephs Hospital, Orange, California

Head Nurse Intensive Care

• 24 hour responsibility 16 bed Intensive Care Unit

1976-1979 San Dimas Community Hospital, San Dimas, California

Intensive Care Staff Nurse

Functioned as Intensive Care Staff Nurse

1975-1976 San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California

• Intensive Care Technician

Functioned to assist Registered Nurses in caring for open heart and other intensive care and coronary care patients.

Worked in this capacity while completing nursing school

Education 1972–1976 California State College Bakersfield, Bakersfield, California

Bachelor of Science Nursing

Professional Activities and Awards September 2006- Finalist for California in Mentoring Category for Nursing Spectrum.

November 2006 - Nurse Champion Award from VHA West Coast

2003-

Owner of Donna Nash Lectures. Lecturing nation-wide on Quality and Financial Programs in the Cardiac Cath Lab .Taught course “Cath Lab 1999” and “Cath Lab 2000” for Academy Medical Systems nation wide in 36 cities utilizing vacation time. Attendance of course varied from cath lab directors and managers, physicians and cath lab staff. Scheduled to teach “Cath Lab Update 2001” in Florida, Deep South and Texas in 2001 spring and fall.

1999-2000

Lectured on use of GP11b111a drugs to nursing and staff of cath labs

1998

Spoke at American College of Cardiovascular Administrators’ Management Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana 1999 “ Using and Presenting Cath Lab Data”

Personal

Married to David for 33 years

Two Children:

Jill married to Pete Iverson, currently residing in Boston, Mass.

One grandaughter

Steve, Graduate of Cal State Fullerton residing in Aliso Viejo, California

I love to read, garden and decorate for all holidays.

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