St. Louis-based Ascension has named Rob Rose, DNP, RN, as its next senior vice president and chief nursing officer.
In this role, Dr. Rose will oversee efforts to grow and support the health system’s nursing workforce across 120 hospitals in 16 states.
He has spent more than half of his career in leadership positions at Catholic health systems. For the past seven years, he has served as market chief nurse executive at Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, where he led nursing operations at 700 sites of care, including 20 hospitals.
Prior to that, Dr. Rose was the senior vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive for Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics’ Northeast Texas region.
He succeeds Maureen Chadwick, PhD, MSN, RN, who is retiring June 30 after three years as Ascension’s CNO.
