1. Ms. Binkley recently served as the hospital’s acute care director responsible for the inpatient unit and ER, as well as employee health and education.
2. As she currently pursues her master’s degree, Ms. Binkley is excited about the role and sees Star Medical Center becoming one of the top surgical facilities in the area.
3. Ms. Binkley said her goal is for their patient care model “to become the expectation of all surgical patients.”
4. As chief nursing officer, Ms. Binkley’s responsibilities will include recruitment, retention and recognition of the nursing staff.
“I tell new employee applicants that at Star Medical Center they’ll be able to be the nurse they always wanted to be. Patients aren’t just part of our daily census; they’re part of our Star Medical Center family. Our approach to care means pushing patient and employee expectations to a higher level,” said Ms. Binkley.
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