PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has named Susan Rainey director of emergency services at the hospital.
Rainey has worked as a registered nurse at OMC for more than four years.
She will have 24-hour responsibility for the management of patient care, performance improvement and personnel as director of the emergency room.
Years of experience
“Sue brings many years of experience as a staff nurse, as well as in management, to her new role as director of emergency services,” OMC Chief Nursing Officer Lorraine Wall said.
“She came to OMC with experience as a manager of a very busy emergency department in California and was also involved with the emergency department design and remodel of that department,” Wall added.
“This will prove to be very helpful as we move into the next stages of our ED expansion project.”
The hospital district took out a loan this summer to pay for the $8.3 million expansion of its nine-room ER to meet the community’s needs.
A 21-room emergency department is scheduled to open in 2013.
Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, Rainey was an assistant unit manager of emergency services and a hospital coordinator at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif.
She was also an assistant training officer of emergency medical services for the Oceanside Fire Department.
“I am excited and eager to work with OMC administration, physicians and staff on the emergency department expansion effort, which will improve patient flow and reduce ED wait times,” Rainey said.