As a leader at UnityPoint Health, Ms. Brown has played a pivotal role in developing a virtual nursing program that reimagines care delivery and supports staff retention. She has shared her insights from this experience broadly, aiming to help develop a best practices framework for virtual nursing initiatives. Under her guidance, UnityPoint Health became one of the first organizations nationwide to credential certified acute-care virtual registered nurses, showcasing the team’s capability to provide high-quality care in both physical and virtual settings. Ms. Brown first joined UnityPoint Health in 2007 at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, working as a registered nurse in the ICU. She has also held the role of vice president and chief nursing executive for UnityPoint Health–Waterloo and served as the regional ambulatory vice president for UnityPoint Clinic in Waterloo.
