Ms. Williams oversees the staff and operations at the 25-bed Carilion Giles Community Hospital and at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital. She has been with the system for 26 years and invests her efforts into expanding access and increasing capacity at the facilities. She has helped to add ENT, urology, pulmonology, general surgery, orthopedics and cardiology for patients in the region. She also launched the system’s “swing bed project,” which has increased volumes at CGCH and other tertiary care facilities. Looking ahead, she plans to launch an initiative to expand virtual care in the area. In addition, Ms. Williams also took on the role of interim chief nursing officer for Carilion’s five regional community hospitals when its previous CNO retired in 2022.
