Shared on behalf of Ron Turner, Director Medicine, Renal and Cardiovascular Services
After 39 years of dedication to the nursing profession, Terri Gurney, Manager, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Pacemaker Clinic & Visiting Clinics, is retiring.
Terri joined the TBRHSC team in 2011 as the Manager of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Telemedicine Services. Prior to that, Terri has held numerous leadership positions throughout her career, including oversight of the TBRHSC Emergency Department, and the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph’s General Hospital.
Throughout her tenure Terri has held herself to the highest levels of accountability and professionalism through countless initiatives aimed at delivering high quality cardiovascular care to the residents of Northwestern Ontario.
Under Terri’s leadership we have seen a renewed focus on quality cardiovascular data and performance bench-marking, the inception of a successful Code STEMI program, the establishment of Cardiac CT, numerous clinical pathways; including congestive heart failure and infective endocarditis along with her ongoing support of our inpatient Cardiovascular & Regional Stroke Unit.
Terri’s strong clinical knowledge-base and business acumen have resulted in many improvements and upgrades to the equipment necessary to provide life-saving care along with service agreements and contracts for the countless consumables and supplies required to keep the Cath Lab and Pacemaker Clinics running. Terri has also successfully kept our visiting specialty physician clinics operating to provide much needed consultative care closer to home. Specialty clinics for cystic fibrosis, paediatric cardiology, UHN’s cardiovascular surgical clinics and her contributions to the development of congenital heart disease clinic have all taken place as a result of Terri’s dedication and passion for her role.
The halls of TBRHSC will not be the same without Terri’s witty sense of humour, contagious laughter and her healthy spirit of debate. Terri’s last official day of work is Wednesday, July 13th before she and her husband Jack fly off to beautiful Ireland.
Please join me in congratulating Terri on her retirement.