Fawcett Hospital names new chief nursing officer

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HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital has appointed Kristy Desfosses as its new chief nursing officer.

She will provide strategic leadership for the hospital’s nursing department, manage clinical quality and patient safety and direct the recruitment, training and professional development of the hospital’s growing nursing staff.

Desfosses has more than 20 years of clinical and nursing leadership experience, including driving effective strategies that focus on enhancing nursing practice and improving patient outcomes, care experience and quality.

She most recently served as assistant chief nursing officer at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital. Prior to joining Fawcett in October of last year, she served as the assistant chief nursing officer at LewisGale Medical Center, where she improved patient throughput, quality measures and productivity. In that role, she also ensured structural alignment with strategic goals by spearheading development of accountability structure and key performance measures for clinical leaders.

Desfosses holds a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership from Walden University in Baltimore, Maryland.

“Kristy is an experienced, strategic nursing leader with a relentless focus on quality and patient safety,” said Michael Ehrat, chief executive officer of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

Besides adding to its nursing ranks, the hospital is nearing completion on a $60 million expansion and renovation project that includes the addition of ICU beds and operating rooms, and a renovation of the main lobby, registration and waiting areas.

HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 650 affiliated sites of care, including hospitals, physician practices and freestanding emergency rooms. United as a statewide network in 2021, HCA Florida Healthcare includes approximately 11,000 experienced doctors and 79,000 colleagues working together to deliver advanced, collaborative care to more than 8.6 million patients each year.

HCA Florida Healthcare is committed to improving more lives in more ways and giving back to the communities it serves. The network provided nearly $848.8 million in uncompensated care and invested significantly in innovative technologies and facilities across Florida, including the new $360 million state-of-the-art, multi-specialty HCA Florida University Hospital in Davie. A strong advocate for the next generation of health care professionals, HCA Florida Healthcare is also a major supporter of university-based health care programs and residencies and fellowships throughout the Sunshine State.

For more information, see HCAFlorida- Healthcare.com . ¦

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