Name:  Michele Koch, BSN

Title:  Surgical Services Manager

Department:  Surgery

Education:  B.S.N. 1984 – Viterbo College

Certification(s):  BLS, ACLS, NRP

Joined Black River Memorial Hospital in Year:  1986

What attracted you to our hospital?  BRMH offered an opportunity to provide health-care across the spectrum.  I was seeking experience in all aspects of Nursing (i.e. Med-Surg, ER and OB) – and this was the ideal place to learn.  Additionally, I hail from the area and was eager to work at a facility that was community-based.

What would you like people to know about your department?  Surgical Services have an array of specialists available to provide care.  In addition to general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, and podiatry are the specialty areas available at BRMH.  The Surgical Services Department is staffed by well-trained and highly qualified individuals to include Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Registered Nurses and Operating Room Technicians.