Ms. Gardiner has served as president of Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital, a 200-bed acute care facility, since 2022. She first joined Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health in 2018. The hospital provides level 3 trauma center services, a level 2 adult cardiac catheterization program, level 2 obstetrical services and Commission on Cancer-accredited cancer care, and holds five-time Magnet designation. Ms. Gardiner has focused on strategy deployment, growth, innovation and operational excellence, spearheading programs in clinical expansion, new program development, quality and safety, and staff recruitment and retention. She was nominated for the 2025 “Athena Leadership Award” and was inducted into the Lorain County Community College Commodore Hall of Fame in June 2024 as part of its inaugural class. Ms. Gardiner also received the Mercy Health “Leadership Award” in July 2022 and the Elyria Catholic High School “Distinguished Alumni Award” in May 2022. She serves on the Kent State University Trumbull advisory board, the Lorain County Community College Foundation board and the Lorain County workforce development board. Before her current role, she served as president of Mercy Health Allen Hospital in Oberlin, Ohio and held COO, CNO and service line executive positions at Mercy Health Lorain (Ohio).
