With 15 years of progressive leadership roles at Piedmont, Mr. Bame excels in leading clinical integration of the Piedmont Athens acquired system facility, specifically in quality of care and patient safety, where he also supports the safety coach program. His management of cultural changes across multiple service lines has resulted in improved staff engagement and top quality and ratings. Under his leadership, nursing turnover rates at Piedmont Newton in Covington, Ga., were below the industry average and exceeded system goals. He previously served as the system’s manager of productivity where he provided consultative, technical and decision-making support on financial and operations improvements as well as Piedmont Newton Hospital’s CNO. He started his career in 2006 as a staff RN in Piedmont Atlanta’s medical-surgical ICU before becoming its charge nurse.
