Rome Memorial Hospital Appoints

Operating Room Managers

 

ROME – Russell Arant has been named operating room manager at Rome Memorial Hospital. 

Arant oversees the clinical and financial management of the operating room.

In addition, the hospital has promoted Nadine Favata, RN, CNOR to the position of operating room unit nurse manager.

“Arant’s healthcare, business and administrative experience will enable Rome Memorial Hospital to refine the process of the operating room to best serve our patients, physicians and staff,” said Shirley Cummings, R.N., CAPA, Rome Memorial Hospital’s director of perioperative services.  “His positive attitude is contagious.  We are very fortunate to have Russell leading our operating room team as we move forward clinically, environmentally and financially.”

“Our mission is two-fold,” Arant explained.  “Quality care and efficiency both play a role in a patient-centered environment.”

“Our physicians are balancing their time between the hospital and their office,” he said.  “By fostering a partnership between the operating room staff and the surgeons, our patients and surgeons are less likely to experience delays.  This partnership allows us to focus on our number-one concern, the patient.”

“I am proud to be working with a solid, skilled operating room team,” Arant said.  “The people here are compassionate and caring.  We set high expectations to provide the best quality care with the greatest patient satisfaction.  We want our families and friends to be proud to come here for their care.”

A native of South Carolina, Arant earned his master’s degree in hospital administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2005.  He graduated summa cum laude while working full time as a managed care specialist for Lexington Medical Center to finance his education.  He holds a bachelor of science degree in biological sciences.

Before returning to Central New York and to his roots in health care, Arant was employed in the business sector where he strengthened his leadership, employee training and customer service skills.

In his spare time, he is an expert-level off-road motorcycle and mountain bike racer, a certified indoor cycling instructor and a self-taught woodworker and skilled craftsman.  He volunteers as a Eucharistic Minister and youth group leader for St. Peter’s Catholic Church and with the Rome Main Streets Alliance downtown Rome revitalization campaign.

Arant resides in Rome with his wife, LeRyiah, director of the Rome Main Streets Alliance.

Nadine Favata, RN, CNOR, who is nationally certified in operating room nursing, has been appointed Rome Memorial Hospital’s operating room unit nurse manager.  Favata oversees the clinical requirements of the operating room as well as surgeons’ specific needs.

“Nadine’s clinical expertise and broad knowledge base is essential to the everyday workings of the operating room,” said manager Russell Arant.  “I am impressed with her focus on quality patient care and her drive for excellence.”

“Nadine leads a unique team with special skill sets,” Arant added.  “That’s what makes it work.”

“Waiting to have surgery is a stressful time for patients,” explained Favata.  “Minor delays create major anxiety.  That is why appropriate scheduling and staffing is so important in the operating room.”

“Our team works closely with the physicians to provide state-of-the-art equipment, qualified staff and an appropriate schedule designed to reduce our patients’ anxiety and provide quality care,” she said.  “As unit nurse manager, my job is to coordinate and communicate with our patients, families and surgeons.”

“The operating room is only one piece of the puzzle.  I make sure that our team works closely with other hospital departments to provide continuity in care,” Favata said.

Favata began her healthcare career 29 years ago when she graduated from BOCES’ first certified nurse assistant program in 1978 and became Rome Memorial Hospital’s first certified nurse assistant.  She worked full-time as an operating room technician for nine years.  In 1990, Favata graduated with honors as a registered nurse from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing.

In 1994, Favata was recognized by her peers as a “Nurse of Excellence.”  She became nationally certified in operating room nursing in 1995 and has most recently served as the hospital’s perioperative coordinator in charge of operating room employee education and orientation.

Favata is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses and is the only certified patient liaison for malignant hyperthermia, a response sometimes triggered by general anesthesia, in the Northeast.

When not at the hospital, Nadine likes to spend time with her grandchildren and teach them the culture and traditions of Hawaii, her home state.

 Nadine resides in Rome with her husband, Nicholas.  They have two children.