Matthew Lacanilao, RN, a Critical Care Registered Nurse with St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital

Get to know Critical Care Registered Nurse, Matthew Lacanilao, who serves patients in Camarillo, California.

Matthew is a critical care registered nurse assessing critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life threatening diseases & aiding in their recovery. He works within the Emergency Room & Intensive Care Unit at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital.

St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital is a hospital in Camarillo, California. It is operated by Dignity Health, along with its sister hospital St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, California. The hospital was founded in 1974 by a group of community leaders and physicians.

“As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all” according to the mission of the hospital. 

Graduating with his Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Ventura College in 2016, Matthew holds certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS – not intended for postnominal use), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPRC – CPR).

Critical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life threatening diseases. A Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) has received specialized training that enables him or her to manage and monitor those patients who are the most seriously ill or injured. They can work in several different environments, including intensive care units (adult, pediatric, neonatal, neurological, burn, etc.), emergency rooms, operating/recovery rooms, trauma units, surgery centers, and flight nursing.

Learn More About Matthew Lacanilao:

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