Surgery Center, Hospital OR Employees Team Up for Lifesaving Care
Friday, June 23, 2023
Two Jefferson Surgery Center employees — Certified Surgical Technician Meghan Cummings and Registered Nurse Jacqulen McCann — recently went “above and beyond” when reporting to the nearby Operating Room (OR) at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital.
Despite working in an ambulatory setting for several years, Meghan and Jackie jumped in to assist the OR team — Certified Surgical Technician Kari Dayton, Registered Nurses Robin Collins and Jennifer Delaney, and OB/GYN Chief Kenneth Covone, DO — with a patient experiencing a post-delivery hemorrhage that required immediate action and ended with a successful surgery.
"Meghan and Jackie are very experienced and skilled professionals," says Surgery Center Nurse Manager Maria Gagliardi, MSN, RN, CAPA. "Together, everyone worked as a cohesive team to save a life."
Shown, from left: Meghan Cummings, CST, and Jacqulen McCann, RN.