Melissa Bell, MSN, RN, CEN
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital has promoted Melissa Bell, MSN, RN, CEN, to vice president of Emergency Services. Bell has successfully served in the position at an interim level since September 2022.
Bell joined Brandon Hospital in 2016 as manager of the Emergency Department. She then served as manager of the hospital’s Medical/Surgical Inpatient Unit from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, Bell began a new position as manager of HCA Florida New Tampa Emergency and HCA Florida Riverview Emergency, which are both a part of HCA Florida Brandon Hospital. Bell was then promoted in early 2022 to director of Brandon Hospital’s free-standing Emergency Departments.
Shannon Vanek, MHA, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NE-BC
Brandon Hospital has also promoted Shannon Vanek, MHA, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NE-BC, to assistant chief nursing officer (ACNO).
Vanek joined HCA Florida Brandon Hospital in 2017 as director of Women’s Services. In this role, she had daily oversight of high-risk labor and delivery patients as well as the nursery, mom and baby unit and gynecology. She also served as interim director of Pediatric Services and has experience as a labor and delivery charge nurse, case manager and nursing supervisor.
