Inova Alexandria Hospital Names Joy Corriher Chief Nurse Executive
August 9, 2007
Nursing Executive Brings Nearly 30 Years of Experience to Inova
Alexandria Hospital
ALEXANDRIA, VA— Inova Alexandria Hospital is pleased to announce that Joy Corriher, RN, MSN, MPH has been named chief nurse executive. Corriher has nearly 30 years of nursing experience. For the past 10 years she served as the chief nursing officer and the vice president of patient care services with Inova Loudoun Hospital.
“We are very excited that Joy has accepted this new role
with our hospital,” said Rod Huebbers, executive vice president, Inova Health
System. “Over the years, Joy has proven her leadership skills and we’re
confident that her experience and commitment to quality health care will help
enhance our service to the community.”
Previously, Corriher worked at North
Carolina Baptist Hospital System as director of the Wake Forest University Heart
Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. While there she also held positions as a
nurse manager for trauma surgery and as a staff instructor.
As the
chief nursing officer at the then Loudoun Hospital, Corriher achieved numerous
recognitions for superior clinical and patient care, culminating in the
hospital’s recent Magnet designation. Corriher was also responsible for
improving quality and safety results throughout the hospital and helping to
reduce costs by $13 million.
In addition, Corriher is a member of the
American Nurses Association, the Virginia Nurses Association and the American
Organization of Nurse Executives.
Corriher holds Master’s degrees in Public
Health and Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is
also a Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University.
Inova Health System
is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists
of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care
centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and
wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova's
mission is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through
excellence in patient care, education and research.
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Contact:
Che Parker
703-321-2559
Jeanne Mayer
703- 321-2918
Kimberly Gibbs
703-504-3438
