Wednesday, March 27, 2002

Kiesling named VP at SRMC

Mary Kay Kiesling was recently appointed as Senior Vice President of Operations at Southern Regional Medical Center.

Her primary responsibility at SRMC is the management oversight of the Patient Care Services and Professional Services divisions.

"Mary Kay has extensive teaching and clinical experience, serving twelve years in nursing education," says Edward J. Bonn, CHE, President and C.E.O. of Southern Regional. "Her appointment demonstrates Southern Regional's commitment toward building an exceptional nursing and ancillary infrastructure."

"It is a pleasure to join the Southern Regional organization, and I look forward to contributing to our initiatives of focusing on patient safety and quality of care," said Kiesling, who holds a bachelor of science in nursing and a master of science in nursing administration from the University of Wisconsin.

She most recently served as Promina's vice president of quality improvement and held other positions within the Promina system including director of resource services at Dekalb Regional Healthcare System.

Southern Regional Health System provides comprehensive health resources including: Southern Regional Medical Center, a 406-bed, full-service hospital in Riverdale featuring a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center, a women's center and one of the busiest and best emergency departments in the state; RiverWoods, Southern Regional Psychiatric Center, a psychiatric facility with a complete continuum of behavioral care services; Southern Regional Homecare, a home health agency providing home health services and home medical equipment and Surgery Center at Mt. Zion, a multi-specialty surgery center in Morrow.