Ms. Sagastume joined Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner in 2015 and became CNO in 2021 after serving several months as interim CNO. In her current role, she is responsible for quality patient care and experience, workforce recruitment and retention, nursing education and research, program and regulatory readiness to meet accreditation and quality standards, and more. Ms. Sagastume has helped pioneer Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner’s inpatient virtual nursing tool, which allows for interdisciplinary collaboration with virtual nurses working alongside bedside nurses to provide 24-hour support and monitoring. The program also allows for real time documentation through AI alerts, sepsis alerts, and rapid responses. In addition to her CNO role, Ms. Sagastume is also a mentor for the Ochsner Momentum Program.
