Catherine Giasson DNP, MHA, RN NE-BC has been appointed the Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive at VA Central Western Massachusetts in July 2022. Dr. Giasson has a long history of serving veterans. She began her career at the VA Boston Healthcare system in 1988 and has held progressive leadership positions within VA Nursing Service including Nurse Manager, Chief of Employee Education, and Associate Nurse Executive. During her career, Dr. Giasson has experience working in long term care, sub-acute medicine, and acute Mental Health.

Dr. Giasson holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Dual Master of Science in Nursing and Health Administration from the University of Phoenix, and a Bachelor of Science from University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She is board certified as a Nurse Executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Ms. Giasson has served as Nursing Adjunct faculty for Simmons School of Nursing and the MGH Institute of Health Professions.

She is a VHA certified mentor and a graduate of the VA Health Care Leadership Development Program. Ms. Giasson currently serves as the President-Elect for the Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs. Other professional affiliations include Member of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership; Member of American Nurse Association; Member of Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma) Honor Society of Nursing and member of National Association for Healthcare Quality.