Dr. Cotton is a nurse by trade, joining Allegheny from HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division in Charleston, S.C. She joined the system at the beginning of 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. She was tasked with promoting safe and effective care for AHN’s patients, while protecting the organization’s caregivers, amid an unprecedented public health emergency. She helped the system to implement protocol changes during the pandemic to maintain patient and employee safety alike.


