Dr. Samaria R. Washington is the Regional Director of SNF Operations at BridgePoint Healthcare, as well as the Interim SNF Administrator of BridgePoint Continuing Care Hospital - National Harborside. She provides daily operational support, and directs the programs and activities of the region to maintain the highest quality of care and healthcare services. Her expertise lies in Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Assisted Living, policy analysis, staff education, governmental regulations, and community resources with over 25 years of progressive experience in the long-term healthcare industry.
She has managed facility operations, developed growth and expansion projects including strategies to improve quality of healthcare, for several nursing facilities with for-profit and non-profit organizations. Samaria has managed facilities in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC where she provided developmental and administrative oversight and managed up to 200 healthcare professionals at each facility.
Samaria holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration, a Respiratory Therapy Certificate, and is a Certified Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Trainer with a proven record of cultivating positive community relations internally as well as healthcare providers in all settings and referral sources.
She resides in Prince George’s County, Maryland with her spouse and three children.