Raina O’Connor, MBA, MSN, RN (ICU), has been named the new Director of Bethesda’s Critical Care Unit. O’Connor joins the Bethesda team with over 30 years of experience in nursing and nursing leadership positions. She recently served as the Director of ICU for East Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, ID, where she led her unit to receiving the 2005 Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. O’Connor has also had the privilege of serving as the Chief Nursing Officer for the Australian Army Hospital providing care to the Defense Force members in ICU.

O’Connor received her Master’s Degree in Nursing as well as a Graduate Diploma in Acute Care from the University of Central Queensland in Australia. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.