UTICA — Patricia Roach has been named senior vice president/chief nursing officer for the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Roach will oversee nursing services for MVHS, which includes Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center. She will also oversee the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing and the Performance Excellence and Education Departments.
Roach received her associate degree in nursing from Mohawk Valley Community College and bachelor’s degree in nursing and master’s in nursing administration from SUNYIT. She completed the management fellowship for nurse executives at the University of Pennsylvania, and will complete her post-master’s advanced certificate for family psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.
Varinya Sheppard has been named president of the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing. Sheppard is a graduate of the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing administration from SUNYIT Utica/Rome.
Kathy Ward has been named director of nursing operations for MVHS. In this role, she is responsible for internal auditing, quality/fiscal data, matrix reports, clinical quality value analysis, and nursing information technology. Ward received her associate degree in nursing from St. Elizabeth College of Nursing, her bachelor’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland, and a master’s degree in health-care administration from Canyon College in California. She also received a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s in nursing administration from SUNYIT.
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