Announcing Deb Pelletier, new Patient Care Director for Cardiac Services at NSMC Salem Hospital!

Debra will be responsible for patient care services in the Cardiac Catheterization - Electrophysiology Lab, Pacemaker/ICD Clinic and the Cardiac Surgery Program. Debra received her BSN from Boston State College and is currently enrolled in the Master's in Nursing Administration Program at Northeastern University. She has made many clinical and professional contributions in collaboration with her physician colleagues and the cardiac cath lab staff to implement the NSMC PCI program and to achieve outstanding outcomes in door-to-balloon time for our cardiac patients. Over the past four years, Debra has served as Nurse Manager for the Cardiac Catheterization — Electrophysiology Lab and Pacemaker/ICD Clinic at Salem. Prior to her Nurse Manager role, Debra was the Heart Failure Nurse Coordinator at Salem. Previously, she was an Associate Staff Nurse in the New England Medical Center Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit for nine years.

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