Special to Iredell Free News
Iredell Memorial Hospital recently welcomed Cherie Snell as the new assistant director of its Operating Room.
Snell earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Wytheville Community College in Wytheville, Va., before earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, Va.
She has 16 years of nursing experience, including 12 years as an operating room nurse. A longstanding member of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Snell has worked as a laser operator, cell saver operator, charge nurse, preceptor, and clinical team leader.
“I look forward to working at Iredell Memorial Hospital – getting to know the wonderful people of Iredell County and surrounding areas. My goal is to be a positive, motivated, and compassionate leader for the patients at Iredell Memorial.”
In addition to working alongside surgeons and other surgical staff as an operating room nurse, Snell will work as a circulating nurse and first assistant.
“My approach to medical care emphasizes evidence-based practice centered on the patient,” she said.
Snell and her husband have a 15-year-old and two grown children, one of whom recently blessed them with their first grandchild. They volunteer at Elevation Church-Lake Norman and enjoy Sunday dinners, boating, and attending football and baseball games.
About Iredell Health System
Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital; Iredell Home Health; Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center; Community and Corporate Wellness; Occupational Medicine; the Iredell Physician Network and more. Iredell Memorial Hospital is the largest and only nonprofit hospital in Iredell County. The comprehensive healthcare facility has 247 beds; more than 1,700 employees; and has 260 physicians representing various specialties. Centers of excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. The mission of Iredell Health System is to inspire wellbeing. For a comprehensive list of services and programs, visit www.iredellhealth.org.