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Mary Elizabeth Derig
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| Title: |
Registered Nurse, Patient Relations Consultant, Retired |
| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Type of Organization: |
Hospital System |
| Major Product/Service: |
Patient care |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Derig is currently retired after being with the Swedish Medical Center for over 35 years. She oversaw patient relations, risk management and quality management. Her nursing specialty lies in oncology and surgery. She served as a Head Nurse involved with nursing unit management, clinical nursing and research. Ms. Derig presented workshops and gave in-house training exercises. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Washington |
| Affiliations: |
Washington State Nurses Association; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management |
| University/Degree: |
B.S.N., Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, 1967 |
| Born: |
January 19, 1944, Olympia, Washington |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
The outdoors, travel, volunteering with court system and working with juvenile offenders |
| Work History: |
Ms. Derig was involved in nursing oncology, surgery and risk management for over 35 years. |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Ms. Derig devoted herself to providing nursing oncology and surgery services at the Swedish Medical Center, with more than half of her life spent there. She feels that being a nurse is one of her greatest accomplishments. |
