Mr. Wilson oversees nursing and patient care services at a 338-bed academic community hospital, including nursing, advanced practice nursing, radiology, laboratory, social services, respiratory care, behavioral health, creative arts therapy and pastoral care, with additional oversight of behavioral health regulatory improvements. Under his leadership since 2022, the hospital earned multiple national recognitions, including “GOLD Beacon Awards” from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for both the neonatal ICU and adult ICU, the Emergency Nurses Association “Lantern Award” for the emergency department, Baby-Friendly re-designation, Safe Sleep GOLD redesignations, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses centers of excellence and “Pathway to Excellence with Distinction,” making the organization the first in the world to achieve that distinction. Operationally, he reduced agency staffing by more than 95% while converting at least 60% of agency nurses to permanent roles, opened a new inpatient unit and an inpatient psychiatric unit, and reduced hospital-acquired pressure injury and catheter-associated urinary tract infection by more than 75%. RN turnover declined from 28.54% in 2022 to 2.26% in 2025, supported by a rebuilt education department that expanded from two educators to 14 and accelerated recruitment of RNs and nurse leaders. Mr. Wilson has earned multiple state and professional honors for nursing best practices and inclusive leadership.
