The Medical Center of Trinity has appointed Bernadette Melendez as manager of its new ER 24/7 in Lutz.
Melendez began her career in corporate accounting and human resources until 2006 when she began her nursing career.
She received an Associate of Science in Nursing in 2006 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2012, from Ohio University; and went on to get a Master of Business Administration in 2017.
Melendez comes from Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, where she served as CN II in the emergency room and assistant nurse manager of PCU.
She has extensive experience in emergency management having served as preceptor, charge nurse and magnet champion for a 42-bed Level II trauma center, and charge nurse and preceptor for a free-standing emergency room
