Carol Gore, Chief Nursing Officer
Russellville, AR. August 17, 2015. Carol Gore, MBA, BSN, RN, has been appointed Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville, AR, effective August 31, according to Jerry Mabry, Arkansas Market President for Capella Healthcare.
With more than 25 years of experience, Gore brings a wealth of expertise to her new position. Since 2008, she has served in leadership positions at Arkansas’ Northwest Health System, a multi-hospital system of 414 beds over three campuses. She has been CNO for Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, AR, as well as Administrator and CNO for Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson, AR. While there, the system achieved outstanding satisfaction scores for patients, physicians and employees – all in the 90th percentile and above. The organization’s quality performance – as determined by compliance with core measure categories – was in the 99-100th percentile.
Prior to joining Northwest Health System, Gore was CNO for two years at Forrest City Medical Center, also in Arkansas, where she had served in a variety of other nursing and leadership roles for 16 years. She has also served as a Nursing Instructor with Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute.
Gore earned an associate’s degree in nursing from East Arkansas Community College, a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing from South University, and a master’s degree in business administration from Western Governors University.
Community activities have included service with the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and March of Dimes. She has also served as a volunteer for local high school track and cross country events.
About Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital. With a medical staff of more than 111 active physicians in 18 specialties, Saint Mary’s offers a wide range of quality healthcare services to residents of west central Arkansas, including cardiac catheterization, surgery, diagnostic radiology, cancer treatment, rehabilitation therapy, women and children’s services, home health and 24-hour emergency services. Saint Mary’s employs over 900 healthcare professionals who are dedicated to providing quality care with courtesy and compassion. For more information, visit www.SaintMarysRegional.com
Saint Mary’s is a part of Capella Healthcare, which partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for high quality patient care and excellent service. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates acute care and specialty hospital facilities in five states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level. The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities.
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