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AVH appoints new emergency department director

by The AV Times Staff • March 25, 2015

Ryan White
Ryan White

LANCASTER – Antelope Valley Hospital has named Ryan White, MSN, RN, as emergency department (ED) director, effective March 23.

White previously served as senior director of adult and pediatric emergency services at the Brooklyn Hospital in New York.

White brings 20 years of experience as a nurse within the specialty of emergency services. His previous positions include interim senior director of emergency services at Albert Einstein Health Network in Philadelphia and ED nurse manager at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

White holds a Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of Hartford in Connecticut and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Central Connecticut State University.

In his new position White will oversee the operations and clinical performance of Antelope Valley Hospital’s emergency department.

“Ryan has a demonstrated track record of exceptional management abilities in emergency services,” stated AVH Chief Operating Officer Jack Burke, RN. “Under his leadership, AVH will be implementing new policies and procedures to manage lifesaving emergencies as well as less urgent cases as efficiently and expediently as possible.”

With more than 115,000 visits a year, Antelope Valley Hospital’s emergency department is the second busiest in the state of California.

The department serves as a STEMI receiving center for the treatment of heart attack patients and has been named a Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, attesting that the hospital provides the most advanced stroke care 24/7.

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[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]

 

Filed Under: Health, Lancaster

8 comments for "AVH appoints new emergency department director"

  1. disappointed nurse says

    April 11, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Well AVH nurses, I hope you guys have a union. I am one of the people who suffered through Mr. White’s tenure at Einstein Medical Center. Get ready for memorized speeches and catch phrases. Oh, and every sentence starts off with “As we move forward”. Ryan White should have chose politics instead of nursing because his best attribute is looking you in the face and lying. When he tells you there won’t be cut backs…there will be…when he tells you your job is secure…it’s not! If you try to voice your concerns, you are labeled a “low performer” , “boat rocker”, and “pot stirrer”. Good luck AVH nurses, your going to need it……

    • Barb says

      May 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      Lol. I was at Einstien under Mr. White. I want to thank him for a remarkable job in getting rid of all those who are trying to destroy him in words. Let be clear, there were not 50 nor 40 RN departures under his leadership. He had to fill position that left due to the behaviors of low performer that destroyed the fiber of our ED. AVH embrace his knowledge and follow his direction you want go wrong. Mr. White, thank you and good luck.

      • George says

        May 30, 2015 at 5:02 pm

        Wow Ryan…oops I mean Barb. This is a classic Ryan White response. One too many Studer classes there Barb. “Low performer” classic Ryan White response. Well Barb, a lot of the “low performers” are thriving at one of the top hospital’s in the country. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Thank God that Ryan got rid of those nurses. All Ryan is worried about is getting himself to the next level. Ryan, if you did such a great job at Einstein why aren’t you still there??? It was an executive director position. Your family is on the east coast. Maybe because you are incompetent and don’t know how to coach employees that have great skill but need guidance to be all they can be. One of the worst managers I have ever worked for, no skill in managing his human resources. Great come back Ryan. Guess you were searching yourself on the internet…LOL!!!!!

  2. John says

    April 11, 2015 at 10:23 am

    I was one of the 50+ BSN prepared and experienced nurses who left Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia during Ryan White’s so-called “leadership” tenure. I would like to personally thank Mr Ryan White. For if it were not for his awful communication skills and terrible leadership that completely crushed any and all employee morale then I might still be stuck at Einstein struggling to survive on a day to day basis in the ruins that he left in his wake. Instead, I am now working for a true leader and amazing director at my new job. I am thankfully everyday that Mr Ryan White came into my life and brought the destruction and devastation equivalent to the worst disasters in history with him to the once proud Einstein Emergency Department. I miss my former colleagues who were all great nurses and I feel bad for those who did not leave because they are left picking up the pieces and struggling to restore the greatness back to this once proud department.

  3. Flo says

    April 8, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Do you need a nursing license in PA for this position? Pretty sure he doesn’t have one…

  4. George Blieler says

    April 6, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Good luck AVH. Did Mr. White mention how his leadership at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia led to 40+ BSN prepared nurses leaving??? At one point this busy ED in North Philly couldn’t even open all of their pods due to all of the nurses that left under his leadership. He is the worst ED management leader I have ever worked for in my long nursing career. AVH ED nurses, keep in mind that anything that comes out of Mr White’s mouth is basically a lie. Watch your back. He cannot be trusted. It is very interesting how Mr White had to move to the West coast to get a director job.

    • Jeannie R. says

      April 6, 2015 at 6:20 pm

      100% true!!! Destroyed our emergency department at EinsteinMade us believe great changes were coming, yet not one good thing occurred while he was there. Sadly, you will also know this truth before long! Wishing you luck AVH staff….you absolutely need it!!

  5. Denise Allen says

    March 26, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    Much needed!! I pray that He can help to make a change for the better!!

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