Kim Meeker, R.N., MBA

Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

Before serving in her current role, Kim served as Chief Nursing Officer and then Chief Operating Officer at Saint Agnes Medical Center, a 436-bed community-based hospital affiliated with Trinity Health in Fresno, Calif.

Kim is a motivational leader who has demonstrated throughout her career the importance of sustaining and building teams dedicated to patient and team member excellence. One of the several areas of experience that Kim possesses is expertise in continuous improvement, such as introducing frameworks that drive strategies and workflows for improved patient outcomes.

After successful leadership opportunities at several health care facilities, including Senior Operations Administrator, Wiser Women's and Infants' Hospital in Jackson, Miss. and Vice President of Surgical Services and Operations at St. Vincent Mercy Health in Toledo, Kim has returned home in a very real sense.

Kim was the prior Director of Surgical Services at Allegiance Health in Jackson in the early 2000s. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Nazareth College and her Master of Business Administration degree from Spring Arbor College. Kim also had the opportunity to serve as an Executive Leadership Fellow for the Health Care Advisory Board in Washington D.C.