United Regional Health Care System
CNO, Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Services
Wichita Falls, TX
 

Pam Bradshaw began her career as a Registered Nurse in 1990.  Pam’s primary background is critical care with experience in multiple areas of acute care. She is certified in critical care and nursing administration. She has been in a leadership role since 1992, starting as a charge nurse and working her way up to the current role of CNO.She serves on nursing advisory boards at both Midwestern State University and Vernon College as well as other boards in her community.
 
Pam is currently the CNO and Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Services at United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls, TX. She has been with the organization since 2002.

Pam has been married to Richard since 1989 and has three children.

EDUCATION:                      

Midwestern State University
Master of Science in Nursing
 
University of Phoenix
Master of Arts in Organizational Management
Masters in Business Administration
 
Regents College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
 
Meridian Community College
Associate Degree in Nursing

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
850 West Central Texas Expressway
Harker Heights, Texas  76548

Pamela Craig, RN, BSN, is the chief nursing officer at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights.  She specializes in analysis and development of nursing systems, with a special focus on integration of the nursing process at all levels of service, including administration.  Pam has been devoted to nursing for 24 years, beginning as a staff nurse in various clinical settings, including medical/surgical, psychiatry, and women’s services.  Early in her career, she developed an interest in the efficient organization of nursing services, with an emphasis on both patient outcome and nursing satisfaction.  Her interest and skills in these areas were further developed in a community health center setting where she worked as a health educator and eventually advanced to become assistant director. Pam was previously with Brownwood Regional Medical Center for the past eight years, starting as nursing projects director, and five years ago advanced to the position of chief nursing officer. 

Pam received her bachelor of science in nursing from Grand Canyon College (now Grand Canyon University) in Phoenix, AZ.  She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Texas Nurses Association.  She was a contributing author to Nursing Assessment, Plan of Care, and Patient Education: The Foundation of Patient Care, published by HCPro.  

Chief Nursing Officer
Vice President of Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231

Publications

Numerous articles to employee, nursing and physicial newsletters including:

• Produced 6 training videos for national distribution 2002/3/4
• Poster author - ACHE Congress 2003
• Contributor to Magnet Status Book 2004
• APON poster co-author 2004
• White Paper on Evidence Based Nursing 2005
• White Paper on Aging of Nursing Workforce 2005

Education

Oklahoma University College of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Master of Science in Nursing

University of Texas School of Public Health, Texas Public Health Training Center
Program Manager
Houston, TX

Ms Crider is an experienced nursing executive and educator who holds a BS and MS in Nursing and a Diploma in Accounting and Finance.  She has held a variety of nursing leadership positions including Vice President of Nursing at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, CNO at Columbia/HCA Bellaire Medical Center, Center Administrative Director at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Clinic Director at Executive Health Exams International, Director of Nursing Education, Harris County Hospital District and Director of Nursing, Administrative Operations of Morristown Memorial Hospital.  Ms. Crider has served as clinical faculty and lecturer for both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.  She has extensive experience as a coordinator and presenter of a variety of continuing nursing education activities and as Director of Nursing Education, Harris County Hospital District she served as administrator of the CNE Providership.  She is currently Program Manager of the Texas Public Heatlh Training Center, University of Texas, School of Public Health - Houston.

Las Palmas Medical Center
Senior Clinical Analyst/Consultant
El Paso, TX

Nancy Rout, RN MBA,CPHQ, CNAA,FACHE is currently the Chief Nursing Officer, and Ethics and Compliance Officer for Las Palmas Medical Center, in El Paso, Texas.  She has been the Chief Nursing Officer since 1995, prior to that she was the Vice President for Quality for the two HCA facilities in El Paso. She has been the Nursing Executive in acute care hospitals in Illinois and Arizona prior to coming to Texas. She has been an active Board Member of TONE and has been currently the President Elect of the Board.   She received her undergraduate degree in Arizona and her MBA from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.