Gann Named CNO at Hendersonville Medical Center

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (November 12, 2007) – TriStar Health System has announced that Lisa Gann, R.N., has been tapped to be chief nursing officer at Hendersonville Medical Center.  Most recently, Gann served as Director of Quality and Risk at the Sumner County hospital.

Gann has extensive experience in nursing management as well in quality and risk management initiatives. Since reporting to work at HMC 20 years ago as a staff nurse on the Medical and Surgical floor, Gann held roles as charge nurse in med/surg and in the intensive care unit before being promoted to the nursing director level, working as Director of Med/Surg and as Director of Acute Care before becoming Director of Quality and Risk.
  
“Lisa brings a tremendous amount of experience to the CNO role,” said Regina Bartlett, CEO of Hendersonville Medical Center. “She brings great depth of knowledge and resources that will benefit the patients we serve.”

Hendersonville Medical Center, part of the TriStar Health System, is a 110-bed community-based medical center with comprehensive medical and surgical programs including Obstetrics, Cardiology, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery services.  Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Hendersonville Medical Center remains the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County.  Portland Medical Center, a facility of Hendersonville Medical Center, joined the TriStar Health System in April 2006 and together, we are proudly serving the healthcare needs of Sumner County.
For more information about the services offered and health plans accepted by Hendersonville Medical Center, Portland Medical Center or TriStar Health System, call MedLine at 342-1919, toll-free outside of Nashville at 1-800-242-5662, or visit the website at TriStarHealth.com.