Mr. Lovell currently serves as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer for SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Mo., where a nurse and paramedic were stabbed earlier this week.
Mr. Lovell’s promotion was announced internally in mid-June. His first day in the new role will be July 18.
In his new role, Mr. Lovell will focus on SSM Health’s nurse retention and recruitment efforts, a spokesperson told Becker’s.
The health system is currently seeking a replacement for the CNO role at DePaul Hospital.
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