December 1, 2009
Roseville,
CA
VP of Patient Care Services Named at Adventist Medical Center
Leslie Furlow has been appointed vice president of Patient Care Services for Adventist Medical Center, according to Tom Russell, president and CEO of the Portland-based facility. Furlow’s appointment follows Carol Kunau’s retirement from the position earlier this fall.
In her new role, Furlow will oversee patient care services for a variety of departments including: nursing services, pulmonary services, cardiology services, pharmacy, preoperative services, the Emergency department, disaster programs, palliative care and the hospital’s hyperbaric program.
Furlow brings more than 25 years of medical experience to AMC. Prior to joining the hospital, she served as president and founder of AchieveMentors Inc., a national consulting firm for hospitals. Furlow simultaneously served as managing partner of HardinessMentors LLC, a research-based leadership development program for health care managers, which she co-founded in 2002. Additionally, Furlow spent nine years as an adjunct graduate professor for the University of Texas at Arlington, teaching nursing administration and nurse practitioner students. Her career also includes tenures as a family nurse practitioner, vice president of Higman Healthcare in St. Petersburg, Fla., and as assistant administrator patient care services at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D.
Furlow earned a doctorate of philosophy in management from Madison University, a master’s of public health from Loma Linda University, as well as a Master’s of Science and Bachelor’s of Science in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington.
