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Best row, from left, Victoria Jones, CEO, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, an affiliate of Mon Wellness Katie Davison, Chief Human Sources Officer, Mon Wellness Program Dr. Krystal Atkinson, Chief Nursing Executive, Mon Wellness Program and Chief Administrative Officer, Mon Wellness Healthcare Center Melissa Lockwood, Chief Administrative Officer, Mon Wellness Preston Memorial Hospital and Grafton City Hospital. Bottom row, from left, Karen Friggens, Vice President, Mon Wellness Healthcare Group Wilma Sternthal, Executive Director, The Village at Heritage Point Luella Gunter, Executive Director of Philanthropy, Mon Wellness Program Dr. Mary Edwards, Chief Healthcare Officer, Mon Wellness Program and Vice President of Healthcare Affairs, Mon Wellness Healthcare Center Candice Powers, Chief Income Cycle Officer, Mon Wellness Program.

MORGANTOWN — As the healthcare sector continues to evolve and face new challenges, girls are playing an increasingly essential function in shaping its future.

For the duration of International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month, and year-round, Mon Wellness Program celebrates the trailblazing girls who lead the organization in driving innovation and enhancing patient outcomes.

Mon Wellness Program is at a one of a kind point in the organization’s history, with majority of its leadership roles maintained by girls. These girls aid empower a wide variety of people, from personnel, physicians, and nurses, to develop into the leaders of tomorrow.

As Chief Nursing Executive at Mon Wellness Program and Chief Administrative Officer at Mon Wellness Healthcare Center, Dr. Krystal Atkinson has created a substantial influence on elevating nursing practices, making certain the security of employees and sufferers via COVID-19, nurturing crucial relationships with providers and neighborhood members, expanding the graduate nursing pipeline via the implementation of the Mon Scholars System and, most lately, the partnership with the WVJC College of Nursing at Mon Wellness.

Katie Davison, Chief Human Sources Officer at Mon Wellness Program, has recentered recruiting efforts, standardized policies and procedures, and continues to preserve the organization focused on its culture and individuals. She has led the method in hiring far more than 830 personnel all through 2022. Katie was also lately appointed to the Leadership West Virginia’s 2023 class to represent Mon Wellness Program across the state.

Melissa Lockwood presently serves as each Mon Wellness Preston Memorial Hospital and Grafton City Hospital’s Chief Administrative Officer. Given that beginning at the hospital in 1995, she has helped make substantial strides in hospital high quality and operations, such as the opening of the new facility in 2015 and, most lately, the addition of a Chemotherapy Infusion Center coming quickly to Preston County.

Candice Powers, Chief Income Cycle Officer at Mon Wellness Program due to the fact 2018, oversees income cycle operations and method integration. She has helped to standardize the Pre-Access Service Center, which encompasses workflow management, pre-registration, authorization, and scheduling for sufferers. She also assisted Mon Wellness Healthcare Center in earning recognition as a Finest Practices Adopter for Patient Economic Communications in 2022.

Victoria Jones serves as the CEO of Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, a non-profit mental well being hospital and affiliate of Mon Wellness Program situated in Clarksburg. Victoria has led the hospital due to the fact 2018 and operates collaboratively to offer the highest high quality, most complete behavioral well being solutions in Harrison County.

As Chief Healthcare Officer at Mon Wellness Program and Vice President of Healthcare Affairs at Mon Wellness Healthcare Center, Dr. Mary Edwards leads method coordination of hospital-primarily based health-related affairs and Mon Wellness Healthcare Center clinical affairs.

Wilma Sternthal, Executive Director of The Village at Heritage Point, led the independent and assisted living neighborhood via the COVID-19 pandemic and kept residents secure although keeping their independence and happiness.

Luella Gunter, Executive Director of Philanthropy at Mon Wellness Program, serves as the principal strategist for method advancement via fundraising and stewardship efforts. Luella helped to raise an astounding $four.two million final year, with $500,000 going toward the Progressing By means of Postpartum System (P3) through the 2022 Mon Wellness Healthcare Center Auxiliary Ball of the Year. She is currently vigorously operating on the occasion for 2023.

Karen Friggens serves as the Vice President of Mon Wellness Healthcare Group. With Karen’s path and strategic leadership, Mon Wellness Program is devoted to getting a provider-led care group to superior serve our communities with higher access to healthcare and enhanced patient outcomes.

In addition to the influential girls serving in leadership roles at the hospital level, Mon Wellness System’s Board of Directors also advantage from the information and contributions of female leadership. Kimberly Moyers serves as Board Chair and Natalie Stone as Vice Chair at Mon Wellness Healthcare Center, Kathy McNeill as Vice Chair at Mon Wellness Program, Stephanie Stovash as Vice Chair for the Mon Wellness Healthcare Center Foundation, Robin Poling as Board Chair at Mon Wellness Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Trella Greaser as Board Chair for the Mon Wellness Preston Memorial Hospital Foundation.

For the duration of Women’s History Month, Mon Wellness officials celebrate and commemorate the correct distinction that girls across Mon Wellness Program have created to improve the well being and wellness of the communities we serve. Officials are proud to be a neighborhood that inspires girls in healthcare leadership, as properly as encourage higher gender diversity and inclusion all through the sector.

To study far more about Mon Wellness Program, take a look at MonHealth.com.

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