After several years working in hospital communications and public affairs roles, Vice President of Nursing Operations Janice North Saale, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, discovered her passion for clinical care and pursued nursing as a second career. After receiving her BSN from the University of Maryland, she joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center as a staff nurse in 2003. She was appointed nursing director of the neurological ICU and Stroke Center in 2010, became the senior nursing director of critical care and emergency services in 2015, and moved into her current role in 2023. Saale earned an MSN from Loyola University in New Orleans in 2014, with a focus on healthcare systems management, and is currently pursuing her DNP from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Jani North Saale, MSN, RN, NEA-BC