Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2024
Throughout their careers, Laureen Driscoll, MSN, RN, and Kathy Tussey, DNP, RN, remained open to change and said yes more often than no, even to opportunities about which they were skeptical or knew would be a challenge.
Today, Ms. Driscoll is chief executive of Providence’s South Division, which spans 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California, and Dr. Tussey is CEO of Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, Ky. Neither envisioned pursuing a path to the top role when they began their healthcare careers as bedside nurses.
“That certainly was not on my radar,” Ms. Driscoll told Becker’s.
“CEO is not something I ever thought I would be,” Dr. Tussey said.
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