January 1 2020
Dr. Caryn Iverson: What's Next in the Pandemic? "Until we get COVID-19 under control, our medical staff may have to decide who lives and who dies."
January 1, 2021 — A Note from Hope Katz Gibbs & Cynthia de Lorenzi, authors, Your What’s Next Journal — We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Caryn Iverson, the Chief Nursing Officer at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM — the January 2021 cover girl for the Journal, and Inkandescent Women magazine.
We know you will learn a lot from Caryn, as she is one of the many truly amazing women on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. She stands out as a leader and an important voice in the post-pandemic world we will create. It is our privilege to share her thoughts, ideas, and insight with you in Inkandescent Women magazine and the Journal.
To get started: Click here to download and listen to that interview on InkandescentRadio.com. And check out our video interview on Inkandescent.tv.
Want to hear how far we’ve come in the last 6 months? Click here to listen to our interview with Caryn in the summer of 2020.
Here’s a little more about Caryn: “Memorial is a 199-bed acute care hospital with a Level IV trauma center, chest pain center, NICU, PICU, bariatric and also one of the Joint Centers of Excellence,” explains the medical professional who previously worked with Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, TX, beginning as an RN in 1994 and serving as CNO from 2009 until 2018.
Dr. Iverson received her nursing degree from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. She completed her doctoral degree from the University of Phoenix, and her dissertation is “The Influence of Orientation Styles on Nurse Retention in the First Year of Employment.”
She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the New Mexico State University School of Nursing and the Dona Ana Community College School of Nursing. She has been appointed to the Education Committee by the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and is the president-elect for the New Mexico Organization of Nurse Leaders. “I am committed to hands-on support of a collaborative, quality care team,” she insists.
Click here to watch her video at Memorial Medical Center with advice about what to do if you think you have a heart attack during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scroll down for Caryn’s thoughts on What’s Next at America’s Hospitals.
Hope & Cynthia: Tell us about your business/industry and where it was before the pandemic hit in March 2020.
Caryn: As the chief nursing officer at the acute care facility Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, I have been aware of the challenges with reimbursement and the high cost of the self-pay population. This phenomenon has been progressing over the last 10 years, as we have seen more rural facilities either closing or going bankrupt. That was before the COVID pandemic took the country by storm. Now, as you’d expect, our hospital system is being challenged even more. Click here to keep reading.
