HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center announced the appointment of Elizabeth Sandstrom as associate chief nursing officer. She brings more The post MiraVista Welcomes Elizabeth Sandstrom as Associate Chief Nursing Officer appeared first on Health Care News.
HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center announced the appointment of Elizabeth Sandstrom as associate chief nursing officer. She brings more than a decade of experience leading nursing and clinical operations in behavioral health, home health, and post-acute care settings, with a strong focus on quality, regulatory readiness, patient safety, and workforce development.
Sandstrom has led clinical teams across multiple states, managing care delivery for behavioral health inpatient programs, detox and residential treatment centers, skilled nursing units, and community-based acute treatment services. Her leadership experience includes roles as director of Nursing, director of Operations, and Utilization Review director, where she drove improvements in documentation standards, medication safety, incident reduction, EMR workflow optimization, and regulatory compliance.
Most recently, Sandstrom served as director of Operations and director of Nursing with Amedisys Home Health, where she led a team of more than 35 clinicians, strengthened care coordination practices, and implemented quality assurance and performance improvement strategies to enhance patient safety and reduce medication-related errors. Prior to that, she served as director of Nursing for Promises Behavioral Health in Worcester, overseeing nursing services across six programs serving more than 140 patients, with responsibility for staff training, Joint Commission preparation, and clinical workflow reliability.
Her earlier career included leadership roles at Sprenger Health Care, BriteLife Recovery, Sunrise Detox, and Behavioral Health Network in Springfield, where she oversaw operations at both adolescent and adult recovery programs, supervised multi-disciplinary teams, and developed medication administration program training and EMR documentation protocols.
“I am honored to join MiraVista and support a nursing workforce that demonstrates skill, dedication, and compassion every day,” Sandstrom said. “My focus is to ensure that nurses have the resources, training, and structural support necessary to provide safe, consistent, patient-centered care. When we strengthen nursing practice, we strengthen the entire care environment — and together, we will continue to expand access to treatment for individuals and families in our region.”
Sandstrom holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix and an associate degree in nursing from Mount Wachusett Community College. She is licensed in Massachusetts and South Carolina with compact licensure and holds certifications in infection control prevention, NIATx performance improvement, trauma first aid, tobacco treatment education, and Joint Commission Green Belt training.
“Elizabeth brings a strong operational lens and a proven ability to align clinical workflows with quality and safety goals,” said Shelley Zimmerman, hospital administrator at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center. “Her experience leading interdisciplinary teams, improving documentation and regulatory readiness, and implementing standard work that supports reliable practice will contribute meaningfully to our ongoing work to grow services and deliver high-quality behavioral healthcare.”
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