Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Appoints Linda Michaelis, RN, CNOR, Manager of the Operating Room.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, a premier short-stay hospital, announced the appointment of Linda Michaelis, RN, CNOR, as manager of the operating room. Michaelis will oversee 7 operating suites and a full range of multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient services, including: anesthesiology, ear, nose and throat surgery, general surgery, gynecological services, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pain management, plastic surgery, podiatry, spine surgery, sports medicine, total joint surgery, and urology.

"Linda comes to us with over 30 years of operating room experience and believes in the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital hospitality inspired model and goal of delivering the best clinical care," said Carol Freeman, chief executive officer at the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital. "We have every confidence that Linda will maintain our commitment to providing our physicians and guests excellent care in an environment that promotes well-being and healing."

Michaelis has held increasingly responsible positions as a registered nurse. She began her career in 1972 as an operating room nurse with Santa Monica Hospital. She was then recruited by Centinela Hospital where she was promoted to the position of nursing coordinator for cardiac surgery and was responsible for starting up the Cardiac Surgery program. Her most recent leadership role was working as a charge nurse at Los Robles Regional Medical Center.

"Our commitment at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is to staff our facilities with people dedicated to excellence in their chosen area of expertise," stated Kelly Terrell, director of human resource management. "Linda will be a strong addition to the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital team."

About Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, located at 401 E. Rolling Oaks Drive, is licensed by the state of California and is Medicare certified. The 50,000 square foot hospital hosts 6 operating suites, a cystoscopy operating room, 13 preoperative rooms and 13 recovery rooms. The short-stay hospital is dedicated to delivering extraordinary, personalized care and clinical excellence to each guest. For more information call Kelly Terrell at 805-418-1253 or visit our website at www.TOSHospital.com.