Hospital superintendent announces retirement

Point Roberts Hospital District superintendent Barbara Wayland has announced her intention to retire effective with the district’s regular meeting in December. She announced her decision at the commission’s regular meeting on October 9.

Commission chair Stephen Falk thanked Wayland for her service saying he had been “particularly impressed six years ago when UnityCare dumped us. You had only been hired a month before that and you jumped on helping us find a replacement which turned out to be SuperTrack.”

Falk’s comments were later echoed by Dr. Sean Bozorgzad during the provider’s report. “First, I wanted to express my deepest gratitude to Barb. Barb has had an amazing career, starting as a pediatric nurse and finishing her career with this work which is pretty much public service. I wanted to say, thank you, Barb, it has been a pleasure working with you.  … I feel like you’ve always advocated very well for Point Roberts.”

Bozorgzad earlier announced that the clinic had hired a registered nurse, Kimberly Kimerer, who would start on October 10. A recent transplant to the Point, she has 10 years’ experience in outpatient surgery, home healthcare and had worked at dialysis centers. She is BLS, ACL and PAL-certified and well-versed in managing IV catheters and blood draws. “She’s a very friendly nurse, very likable, with great experience,” he said.

Bozorgzad told commissioners that the clinic’s first flu clinic went well with over 20 people vaccinated. Another clinic was scheduled for October 12. Both regular and high-dose versions for those over 65 would be available.