Welcoming the new Chief Nursing Officer at Mays Cancer Center
 
 

Dear Mays Cancer Center community,

 

It gives me great pleasure to announce Gwendolyn Tate, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has recently joined the Mays Cancer Center as our chief nursing officer. For the past six years, Gwen has served as a nurse manager for Harris Health System in Houston. She was responsible for developing and implementing staffing plans to increase efficiencies and streamline processes to ensure patients are treated with exceptional care.

 

Prior to joining Harris Health System, Gwen was the clinical administrative director of the brain and spine center at MD Anderson Cancer Center. During her time, she oversaw patient care operations including issues related to patient flow, scheduling, customer service and the coordination of clinical research. She also ensured compliance with institutional, Joint Commission and other regulatory agency standards.

 

Gwen completed her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.

 

In the short time she’s been here, she’s off to a great start integrating herself into the practice by meeting with various teams across the center to learn and review processes and share her expertise. She will continue to develop the organizational structure for nursing at the Mays Cancer Center to provide integrated interprofessional, patient- and family-centered care across hematology and medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology and cancer medicine specialties. In addition, she will liaise with nursing leaders across UT Health San Antonio where cancer care is delivered. She’s committed to working together as a team and ensuring quality, safety and care coordination within our clinics.

 

Please join me in welcoming, Gwen!

 

Sincerely,

Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP

Executive Director

Mays Cancer Center