Lenore Bayuk received her Bachelors degree in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island in 1969 and her Masters in Nursing from the University of Washington in 1974. She is an Advanced Nurse Specialist in Psychosocial Nursing and has had a private practice in counseling and psychotherapy since 1982. Prior to private practice, Lenore helped develop and was a member of an interdisciplinary consult team at the Veterans Administration Hospital Medical Center in Seattle. She later was involved in the establishment of the Pain Management Clinic at Swedish Hospital Medical Center, being a co-head nurse of the inpatient pain management patient care unit and a nursing consultant throughout the medical center. Prior to graduate school, she managed an inpatient psychiatric patient care unit in Rhode Island and had 2 years of teaching undergraduate psychiatric nursing at the University of Rhode Island.
Lenore has lived on San Juan Island since 1989. She is married and has a 19 year old daughter in college. She is a founding member of Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and has been active in many community events.
Lenore is committed to providing this community with a high standard of healthcare at all levels. She was elected Commissioner and joined the Board in 2004. She is currently the Chairperson for the Board. She welcomes conversation from the community.
“In this time of expansion and the possibility of a Community Access Hospital, we as a community have many needs to attend to in terms of our healthcare. It is my hope that we can all work together to create an island appropriate healthcare center that serves our island community in the best possible way.”
Email Lenore at bayukll@rockisland.com.
