Laura Westphal M.b.a., C.p.h.q., R.n

Biography

Ms. Laura Westphal, M.B.A., C.P.H.Q., R.N. has been Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care at Castle Medical Center since March 2012. Ms. Westphal has been a lead at Castle's Cardiac Catheterization Lab and was the hospital's first clinical information system coordinator. Ms. Westphal worked at Castle Medical Center for twelve years and was a director of Quality and Risk Management. In her nursing career, Ms. Westphal worked in many roles, including as a manager in home care, as a skilled nursing team lead, working in cardiac care, managing a cardiac step-down unit and working in electrophysiology. She holds a bachelor's degree in health care from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois and an M.B.A. in health care from Loma Linda University.

Research Interest

 Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Research [