Ms. Mikes serves as CEO of Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a nationally ranked, for-profit, joint venture, physician-owned orthopedic and spine specialty hospital and ambulatory surgery center network. She is a veteran healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience across hospital, ambulatory and clinic settings, with expertise in both clinical and financial perspectives. Her focus spans planning, organizing, directing and controlling all administrative and clinical activities while delivering operational excellence, strong patient experiences and outcomes. Before becoming CEO, Ms. Mikes served as senior vice president, COO and CNO at the institute beginning in 2016. Earlier, she held a variety of roles at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., including executive nursing and operations director for the Women’s Health Institute and nursing director for the short stay surgery unit and GI lab. Before arriving in Southern California, she held top leadership positions at major medical centers across the nation. She is a member of professional organizations including the Association of Perioperative Nurses and the Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.
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Kim Mikes, BSN, RNhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
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