CLEARLAKE >> St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake has announced the appointment of Colleen Assavapisitkul as its new chief nursing officer.
The appointment is part of an ongoing initiative by Adventist Health, the hospital”s parent organization, to increase operational effectiveness and local accountability through executive leadership.
Assavapisitkul has served in previous roles at St. Helena as the director of quality/infection control and most recently as the administrative director of patient care. During the past two-and-a-half years she has earned a reputation for focusing on improving quality standards, outcomes and patient experience, according to Michelle Van Hoff, the regional communications manager of the hospital. A career in health care that has spanned a variety of settings, including Hawaii, Oregon and Bangkok, Thailand has provided Assavapisitkul with broad experience in patient care and infection control.
“I know Colleen personally as someone who truly leads with mission in mind, listens to her nursing team, and involves medical staff leaders in the process of guiding the clinical affairs of our health care delivery system,” David Santos, the CEO of St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, said. “We give her our complete support, along with our commitment to excellence, and I am confident that she will play a pivotal role in leading us to our common goal: national pre-eminent status among critical access hospitals.”
