Ms. Vaughan serves as the CNO for Prime Healthcare’s region VI, overseeing hospitals in Florida, Indiana, and Ohio from her base at Lehigh Regional Medical Center. With over 20 years of nursing experience, including more than a decade in CNO roles, Ms. Vaughan’s leadership focuses on establishing standards and fostering strong nursing leadership. She has achieved significant milestones throughout her career, such as helping a hospital earn American College of Cardiology chest pain accreditation and developing a centralized cardiac monitoring department. Additionally, Ms. Vaughan has successfully reduced nursing turnover, implemented a new EHR system and improved patient satisfaction scores.
