JDG completes Chief Officer/EVP search for the American Nurses Credentialing Center

JDG and The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Loressa Cole, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, as its new Chief Officer/Executive Vice President.  As the leader of ANCC’s full portfolio of credentialing programs, she will guide the organization to fulfill its strategic vision of nursing excellence, quality care and improved patient outcomes.  Dr. Cole is an accomplished health care leader who brings more than 30 years of nursing and management experience, most recently as the Chief Nursing Executive for LewisGale Regional Health System located in Salem, Virginia, where she directed system-wide clinical operations, partnering with other C-suite leaders on strategic and tactical planning and execution.  Previously, she served as Chief Nursing Officer at LewisGale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she led the hospital to achieve its initial Magnet Recognition® in 2009 and its redesignation in 2013.  Dr. Cole began her career as a staff registered nurse and administrative nursing supervisor.