Since taking on the dual role of administrator and CNO at Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf in 2021, Ms. Beach has led significant operational and clinical improvements at the rural Florida hospital. Under her leadership, the hospital earned the 2024 “Performance Leadership Award” by The Chartis Center for Rural Health in all three categories: quality, outcomes and patient perspective, making it the only hospital in the state to do so. She has expanded surgical capacity by recruiting a general surgeon and upgrading equipment, all while maintaining zero surgical site infections and hospital-acquired conditions for over five years. Ms. Beach also developed a pipeline program with local high school students, offering certifications in phlebotomy and electrocardiograms before graduation. She also helped secure over $1 million in state grants, raised hundreds of thousands for breast cancer initiatives, and oversaw the implementation of a new 3D mammography unit and the construction of a women’s center.
