Contact: Tanya Marvin Office: 661-949-5230 Cell: 661-802-3118 Tanya.Marvin@avhospital.org Antelope Valley Hospital Appoints New Emergency Department Director (LANCASTER, Calif. – March 25, 2015) – Antelope Valley Hospital has named Ryan White, MSN, RN, as emergency department (ED) director, effective March 23. White previously served as senior director of adult and pediatric emergency services at the Brooklyn Hospital in New York. White brings 20 years of experience as a nurse within the specialty of emergency services. Previous positions include interim senior director of emergency services at Albert Einstein Health Network in Philadelphia and ED nurse manager at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He earned his Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Hartford in Connecticut and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Central Connecticut State University. In his new position White will oversee the operations and clinical performance of Antelope Valley Hospital’s emergency department. “Ryan has a demonstrated track record of exceptional management abilities in emergency services,” said AVH Chief Operating Officer Jack Burke, RN. “Under his leadership, AVH will be implementing new policies and procedures to manage lifesaving emergencies as well as less urgent cases as efficiently and expediently as possible.” With more than 115,000 visits a year, the ED is the second busiest in the state of California. The department serves as a STEMI receiving center for the treatment of heart attack patients and has been named a Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, attesting that the hospital provides the most advanced stroke care 24/7. About Antelope Valley Hospital Celebrating 60 years of caring for the community, Antelope Valley Hospital is located in the city of Lancaster in northern Los Angeles County. The 420-bed district hospital is a Level II trauma center and provides a full array of medical/surgical services, pediatric treatment, NICU, mental health, cancer care and more. More information is available at www.avhospital.org or by calling 661-949-5000. ###