Nurse Practitioner
St. Mary's General Hospital, Canada
Sarah Beingessner graduated with her BScN from McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, in 2000. Her first nursing position was at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, as a Cardiac Surgery staff nurse, and a few years later, as a Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Angioplasty Case Manager. She also worked for 6 months at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as a program consultant, managing the cardiac portfolio for the province of Ontario. In this secondment role, she oversaw funding of cardiac procedures and surgeries, as well as managing implementation of new cardiac programs in the province. Other cardiac working experience includes case management of arrhythmia referrals and pacemaker/ICD implantations at St. Mary’s Hospital. She completed her primary care nurse practitioner diploma in 2019, and currently works at St. Mary’s General Hospital, as a nurse practitioner in the cardiac rehabilitation program and providing clinical support to the TAVI and Structural heart program. Sarah also works on a casual basis as a primary care nurse practitioner at a local Family Health Team. She is passionate about patient education, and providing pragmatic care in an evidenced-based, guideline-directed manner. Sarah currently lives in Waterloo Ontario with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, hiking, and reading.