Cynthia Gamache, DBA, R.N., NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Dr. Cynthia Gamache serves as Chief Nursing Officer for Southeast Georgia
Health System. Her responsibilities involve oversight of Nursing practice
and clinical care in Ancillary and Patient Care Services, which includes
Nursing departments, Radiology, Laboratory, Rehab Therapies, Respiratory/Sleep
Lab, and Wound Care.
Functioning in health care leadership roles for 30 years has provided her
with a broad perspective on patient safety, clinical operations, and health
system strategies. Cynde has a passion for fostering unwavering advocacy
along with high reliability performance in order to advance clinical excellence
and she has presented at both national and international conferences on
these topics.
She holds a doctorate in business administration from Northcentral University
and her doctoral research efforts focused on the science of high reliability
with attention to linkages between leadership and patient care outcomes.
Cynde earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University
of Connecticut and her master’s degree in organizational administration
from MidAmerica Nazarene University. In addition, she holds the Nurse
Executive Advanced - Board Certified credential from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center.
Cynde and her husband Tom are originally from New England and now reside
in Waverly, Georgia.