Bayhealth has appointed Sarah Arnett, RN, BSN, as the new Nurse Manager for the Bayhealth Kent General Emergency Department.
Arnett arrives from Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland, where she served as Nurse Manager, supervising 140 staff members including nurses, emergency technicians and unit clerks. Arnett played a key role in coordinating the expansion of the Doctors Community Hospital Emergency Department. She brings more than 15 years of nursing experience to Bayhealth.
“We’re pleased to have a seasoned nursing leader with a vision to ensure that Bayhealth Kent General’s new Emergency Department will continue to provide quality care to a growing patient population with increasingly complex medical issues. Sarah’s leadership will be vital towards our mission of providing exemplary service and outstanding outcomes,” said Patricia Fuller, Bayhealth Emergency & Trauma Services Director.
Sarah Arnett earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland - Baltimore in 1997. Sarah served as an emergency nurse at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and at Doctors Community Hospital, including service as a Critical Care Flight Team RN with the Petroleum Helicopters Express Care Team.
Arnett also served as a Trauma Nursing Corps Course Instructor and Forensic Nurse Examiner. She is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing and has been certified as an Emergency Nurse.