News Release

UPMC NORTHWEST NAMES CHIEF NURSING OFFICER

Jan. 29, 2004 — Linda Dudjak, RN, PhD, CHE, has been named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at UPMC Northwest.

Dr. Dudjak oversees all functions of the hospital’s nursing department, which includes more than 250 registered nurses and other clinical staff.

Dr. Dudjak has 30 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and administrator in both community and academic health care. During that time, she has held various clinical and administrative positions with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), the Joint Radiation Oncology Center, and Shadyside Hospital.

The Pittsburgh native also was a faculty member at Shadyside Hospital School of Nursing and in the graduate program of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.
Dr. Dudjak holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from LaRoche College in Pittsburgh, and both a master’s degree and a doctorate in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh.
In conjunction with her career in clinical and academic nursing, she has published articles and presented lectures regionally on topics related to oncology and selected health care issues.

She is an adjunct faculty member with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Association of Nurse Executives, and
the Oncology Nursing Society. She also is certified by the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE).

In addition to her duties at UPMC Northwest, Dr. Dudjak is vice president of patient care services at UPMC Horizon, where she is responsible for clinical operations at the hospitals in Greenville and Farrell.

Her community activity includes membership on the Thiel College Board of Associates and the board of trustees of the Penn Northwest Development Corp.