Cindy Sumrall, BSN, RN, CRNI®, IgCN

Cindy Sumrall, BSN, RN, CRNI®, IgCN

Cindy Sumrall has 25 years of infusion nursing experience. After receiving her BSN from Texas Woman’s University, she discovered her love for home infusion at Optioncare in Rockwall, Texas, as an infusion nurse. She is currently Chief Clinical Officer at Paragon Healthcare, Inc., where she serves in multiple arenas, including infusion center management, physician office infusion clinics, home infusion nursing, hemophilia services, the quality assurance program, and the staff development program. Cindy is a member of many supporting organizations, such as INS, NHIA, NICA, and IgNS, and serves on the advisory committee for NICA. Cindy also serves on the board for Empower 7, a faith-based organization that provides strategic life solutions to empower the lives of vulnerable youth in North Texas.

Cindy is passionate about establishing a foundation of excellent patient care by providing continued education and competency programs for the clinical staff within her organization and partnering nursing agencies. She, along with Paragon leadership, offers INS membership to all full-time nurses within the organization to ensure that every nurse has access to the INS Standards and educational tools. By encouraging nurses to earn their CRNI® credentials, she has increased the number of CRNI®s on her team by 50% and climbing. She spearheads committees within her organization to bring awareness to areas that impact infusion nursing and provides seminars on new drugs and INS Standards. During the pandemic, she has mastered the use of Zoom and developed virtual skills trainings with her team. She is a pillar of excellence in nursing practice.