Nurse Directors Named for 6BD and Hem/Onc/BMT Float Pool
Dany Hilaire, PhD(c), RN, assistant nurse director for the Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant nursing service, was promoted to nurse director of Tower 6BD, effective June 1.
She succeeds her mentor Debbie O'Connor, MS, RN, who is retiring this spring after a successful 40-year career in nursing.
Hilaire received her BSN from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and is a doctoral candidate at University of Massachusetts, Boston. She expects to receive her PhD in December. Her areas of research include nurse communication skills and patterns and community health behaviors, such as cancer screening.
Katie Murphy Spinello, MS, RN, nurse director for Tower 6A and 6C, will assume responsibilities for the Hem/Onc/BMT Float Pool upon O'Connor's retirement.