MSN, RN, CNS, NE-BC
Chief Nurse Executive, Fresno Medical Center
Wendy Gospednetich, MSN, RN, CNS, NE-BC, was named the Interim Chief Nurse Executive at the Fresno Medical Center in 2024. She has been with the Fresno team since 2008, and most recently served as the Associate Chief Nurse Executive.
Wendy also served as the Director of Clinical Practice, Informatics and Education for 5 years, where she had oversight of nursing clinical competency and practice, implementation and innovative use of clinical technology and nursing professional development. She has also held several leadership positions including Nursing House Supervisor, Interim Nurse Manager House Supervisors, and Manager of Clinical Practice, Informatics and Education.
As the acting Magnet Program Director, she performed pivotal work in transformational leadership, enhancing professional practice, nursing culture change management, shared governance, and advancing evidence-based practice and nursing research to support the Fresno teams’ journey to Magnet.
Wendy has more than 30 years of experience in health care with 20 years in nursing. As a registered nurse, she specialized in telemetry and intensive care. She has a long history in the Fresno area earning her Master’s in Advance Practice Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a bachelor’s in nursing with a minor in Philosophy from Fresno State. She is board