Brienne SandowBrienne Sandow, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer (COO/CNO) of St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center and Eagle Medical Plaza, part of the St. Luke's Health System in Idaho. She has strategic oversight for both sites, orking collaboratively with clinical disciplines, providers, and ancillary leaders to ensure services are fully integrated in pursuit of patient-centered outcomes. Sandow fosters a culture of partnership and commitment to high performance in all areas, focusing on exceptional staff and patient experiences, quality, safety, and efficiency of care. In 2002, Sandow joined St. Luke's Health System. During her 21 years with the organization, she has served in multiple leadership positions and driven numerous critical initiatives. Prior to her current role, she was instrumental insupporting operations throughout the health system during the pandemic as the Director of the Enterprise Resource & Staffing Office.Sandow earned a bachelor of science in psychology and a bachelor of science in family and consumer sciences from the University of Idaho, a bachelor of science in nursing from Boise State University, and an MSN, emphasis patient care services administration, from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She is American Nurses Credentialing Center certified in Nurse Executive Advanced. Sandow was recently elected President of Nurse Leaders of Idaho, the local chapter of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. She has previously served as Director-at-Large on the national ANA Board of Directors and as President of ANA Idaho. Sandow has been honored by the Women's and Children's Alliance with the Tribute to Women and Industry award and by the Idaho Business Review with the Accomplished Under 40 award. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau InternationalHonor Society of Nursing and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Read More Read Less