Columbus-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital has named Tara Floyd, BSN, RN, its senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, effective immediately. Ms. Floyd will lead the hospital’s largest employee group, which is more than 4,000 nurses and…
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Sep 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Sara Gotheridge, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Array
- Dominique Dietz, Director, Virtual Behavioral Health, OSF HealthCare
- Earl E. Walker, Jr., Ed.D., MBA, FACHE, PMP, CSSGB, Senior Director, Behavioral Health, Bayhealth
- Tracey Izzard, Vice President, Enterprise Behavioral Health, Sentara Health
- Julie Swann MBA, MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, VP Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital