NURSING AND CLINICAL SERVICES/
CENTER FOR WOMEN AND NEWBORN
Angelleen Peters-Lewis, RN, PhD, Director
DIVISION MEMBERS/LEADERSHIP TEAM
Marianne Cummings, RN, MS, Nurse NICU
Melissa DiNunzio, RN, BSN, Ass’t Nurse Mgr, CWN
Joan Eilers, RN, BSN, Ass’t Nurse Mgr; Labor, Birth and Recovery
Lillian Enright, RNP, MSN, Clinical Educator; Labor, Birth and Recovery
Marie Field, RN, MSN, Clinical Educator, NICU
Mary Foxon, RN, MS, Clinical Educator, Antenatal and Mother Baby Unit
Sandra Harmon, RN, BSN, Ass’t Nurse Mgr, NICU
Margaret Hickey, RN, MHA, Nurse Mgr; Labor, Birth and Recovery
Rebecca Johnson, RN, BSN, Ass’t Nurse Mgr, CWN
Cynthia Loring, RNC, MS, Clinical Educator, Mother-Baby Unit
Miriam Mahler, CNM, MPH, Director, Midwifery
Julianne Mazzawi, RN, MS, Program Mgr, Quality and Safety
Paulette Melanson, RNC, MSN, OGNP, Nurse Mgr, Mother-Baby Unit
Sandra Muzio, RN, MSN, Nurse Mgr, Mother-Baby Unit
Leslie Morette, RN, BSN, Coordinator, Parent-Child Education
Rita Patnode, RN, MS, PNP, Clinical Educator, NICU
Carol Prone, RN, BSN, Clinical Educator, GYN Oncology
Kimberly Smelster, RN, BSN, Ass’t Nurse Mgr, CWN
Virginia Silva RN, MS, Clinical Educator; Labor, Birth and Recovery
Miriam Trainer, RNC, IBCLC, MS, Nurse Mgr, Mother-Baby Unit
Rachel Hall, Facilities Manager, CWN
Katherine Gregory, RN, PhD, Nurse Scientist
MISSION
Staff and leadership are committed to providing excellent care to patients and families,
advancing the science of nursing through research and scholarship and creating and
maintaining a healthy work environment that emphasizes mutual respect, productive
discourse and strong collaborative relationships.
The Center is composed of the following units or clinical areas, each advancing
scholarship while providing outstanding care for a population that becomes increasingly
more acute and complex:
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Labor, Birth and Recovery
Neonatal ICU
Gynecologic Oncology
Antenatal High-Risk
Mother-Baby Care
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Parent and Childbirth Education
Lactation Consultant
IVT
Midwifery Services
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AY 2007-2008
CENTER FOR LABOR, BIRTH AND RECOVERY
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Staff redesign of systems that support patient care and improve communication in
triage, OR and on the labor floor.
Disaster Drill developed/implemented.
Newly Licensed Nurse program educating next generation of L&D nurses.
Margaret Hickey RN, MHA: Labor and Delivery Unit’s Journey to Patient Safety,
Poster Presentation, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses,
Los Angeles, CA.
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
 Lactation Team established.
 Infection Control Team interventions to reduce infections.
 Expansion of Family Advisory Council.
 Parent to Parent program.
 Parent Handbook created.
 Inaugural Visiting Scholar Program: breastfeeding expert, Paula Meier RN, PhD.
 JoAnn Morey BSN, RN: The Effect of An Antenatal Class on the Post-Partum Stress
Levels of NICU Parents, original nursing research study.
 Deidre Green, MS, RN, IBCLC: The Collaborative and Systematic Process of
Redesigning an Educational Handbook for Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit, Poster Presentation, National Advanced Practice, Neonatal Nurses, Miami, FL.
 JoAnn Morey BSN, RN, Rob Insoft MD, Laura Taylor MSW and Christine Pantano,
RT: Dennis Thomson Award for Welcome to the NICU film.
 Christina Ruth, RN: Excellence in Nursing Award from New England Regional Black
Nurses Association.
 Corinne Pryor RN, IBL: Mary S. Fay Essence of Nursing Award, Finalist.
 Irina Solodar RN: awarded Gretchen Stone Cook Scholarship.
GYNECOLOGY/ GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY (CWN 7)
 Telemetry allowing nurses to care for patients who require more acute care.
 Patient Education Portable Computer providing access to health education.
 Dennis Thomson Compassionate Care Scholar Award for weekly concerts.
MOTHER-BABY UNITS (CWN 8, 9, 10)
 Automated newborn order entry system.
 Teams in Training, strengthens communication in emergencies.
 GE initiatives to refine discharge process and literature.
 Collaborated with NWH on Women’s Health Conference.
 Cynthia Loring RN, MS: Temperature Control in the Late Preterm Infant: A
Comparison of Two Methods of Bathing. Lily Kravitz Award, Original Nursing
Research.
GOALS FOR AY 2008-2009
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Continue initiatives that improve/support mission goals across CWN.
Cultural sensitivity programs for staff.
Advance science of nursing through research, innovation and dissemination of best
practices.
Simulation programs focused on teamwork and communication.
Systems to improve patient flow.
Palliative Care Team for families experiencing loss.