Christine Close

Christine Close, RN, BSN, has been appointed to clinical nurse manager of the urgent care center at Oswego Health’s soon-to-be-opened Central Square Medical Center in Oswego, N.Y. With over 14 years of experience in the health care field, Close was initially hired as a staff nurse to work on one of Oswego Hospital’s medical/surgical floors. Since then, she has advanced to the positions of charge nurse, case management manager and clinical nurse manager of the hospital’s fourth floor. There, she oversaw patient care and supervised a staff of 70. In addition, Close was the health system’s first physician liaison, keeping doctors up to date on Oswego Health’s many services and programs and serving as a connection between the physicians and the hospital. Most recently a nursing supervisor at the local 164-bed hospital, Close earned her bachelor’s of nursing degree from Roberts Wesleyan College and obtained her registered nursing degree from Cayuga Community College.