Joan Clifford, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC

Bedford VA Health Care System, Bedford, MA

NOVA Chapter 224

                                                        Kelley Saindon, DNP, RN, CHPN  

Kelley Saindon, President of the Bedford Chapter of the Nurses Organization of Veteran Affairs (NOVA) was conferred a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, in 2020. Kelley is the Chief of Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) for the Bedford VA Healthcare System and is profoundly invested in cultural transformation, leading facility-wide initiatives to advance VA Bedford’s journey to high reliability.

For the past year, Kelley had been the acting VISN 1 Geriatric and Extended Care Director, providing oversight of the GEC programs throughout New England. She is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, National Society of Leadership and Success, American Organization for Nursing Leadership, Hospice and Palliative Care Association, American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International.

Save the Date! Kelley is scheduled to present her DNP capstone: Move to Improve: A Pilot Project to Evaluate Restorative Mobility Interventions in Older Adult Veterans for a NOVA Journal Club Webinar on August 2, 2021!