Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital has announced the appointment of Linda Michaelis, RN, CNOR, as manager of the operating room.

Michaelis will oversee seven operating suites and a full range of multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient services, including: anesthesiology, ear, nose and throat surgery, general surgery, gynecological services, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pain management, plastic surgery, podiatry, spine surgery, sports medicine, total joint surgery, and urology.

"Linda comes to us with over 30 years of operating room experience and believes in the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital hospitality inspired model and goal of delivering the best clinical care," said Carol Freeman, chief executive officer at the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital.

"We have every confidence that Linda will maintain our commitment to providing our physicians and guests excellent care in an environment that promotes well-being and healing," said Freeman. Michaelis began her career in 1972 as an operating room nurse with Santa Monica Hospital. Then at Centinela Hospital she was nursing coordinator for cardiac surgery and was responsible for starting up the cardiac surgery program.

Her most recent leadership role was working as a charge nurse at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks.

"Our commitment at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is to staff our facilities with people dedicated to excellence in their chosen area of expertise," said Kelly Terrell, director of human resource management. "Linda will be a strong addition to the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital team."

In related news, Cirrus Health, a premier healthcare development and management company, recently announced its partnership with Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital physicians to continue delivering quality surgical care.

"Cirrus Health is honored to partner with the physicians of Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital," said Tim Parris, chief executive officer for Cirrus Health.

"We look forward to providing the dedicated physicians of Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital the support and resources they need to continue delivering highquality care to their patients well into the future," said Parris.

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is at 401 E. Rolling Oaks Drive. For details call Terrell at (805) 418-1253 or visit www.TOSHospital.com.