Mr. Cline leads Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, a 37-bed community hospital in rural Virginia. During his tenure, he has overseen significant facility modernization, service expansion and sustained quality improvement. Under his leadership, the hospital opened a new pediatric clinic, expanded neurology services from one exam room to four, completed major inpatient renovations and added a new administrative building with expanded parking. The hospital has earned a Leapfrog “A” grade, a CMS 4-star rating, and recognition by Forbes as one of “America’s Top Hospitals” for 2026. Mr. Cline has been a registered nurse since 1989, bringing clinical experience from the emergency department and trauma center at Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital, flight nursing with Carilion Life-Guard and neuroscience service line leadership at Centra Health in Lynchburg, Va. In addition to his hospital leadership, he oversees police, security, guest services, environment of care, safety and emergency management for Carilion Clinic. He previously served as senior director of nursing at the hospital before ascending to his current role.
