SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., June 15, 2022—Saratoga Hospital has promoted Rachel Prill to director of nursing practice for Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, responsible for the group’s nursing practices and nursing and clinical support staff.
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group includes more than 300 providers in over 30 specialties and 20 locations. The group is the multispecialty practice of Saratoga Hospital, an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System.
Prill, of Corinth, has extensive nursing experience in positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, she was clinical coordinator for Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Urology. She also serves on the hospital’s Ambulatory Council and Evidence-Based Practice Council.
“Rachel has consistently impressed us with her leadership, clinical skills and commitment to best practices,” said Scarlet Clement-Buffoline, executive director of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group. “She is an innovator, an advocate for continuing education and an excellent choice as our next director of nursing practice.”
A registered nurse, Prill holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in nursing leadership and administration from Capella University. She also is credentialed as a certified perioperative nurse (CNOR) and a certified medical-surgical registered nurse (CMSRN). Prill is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and the Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
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About Saratoga Hospital: Saratoga Hospital is the Saratoga region’s leading healthcare provider and the only acute-care facility in Saratoga County. The hospital’s multispecialty practice, Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, provides care at more than 20 locations, ensuring easy access to programs and services that can have the greatest impact on individual and community health. Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet designation for nursing excellence since 2004. The hospital is a member of the Albany Med Health System, which also includes Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital and Visiting Nurses Association of Albany. The region’s largest locally governed health system, it has 1,520 beds, more than 800 physicians and 125 outpatient locations. For more information: www.SaratogaHospital.org or www.facebook.com/SaratogaHospital.
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