Washington Regional Medical Center names new chief nursing officer

Beverly Winney, RN, MSN, is the new chief nursing officer at Washington Regional Medical Center. Promoted to chief nursing officer, she is a member of the hospital’s executive team and reports to executive vice president and administrator Mark Bever.

Since 2008 she has served as assistant chief nursing officer at Washington Regional, working alongside Claudia Williams, who recently retired after eight years as chief nursing officer.

Winney earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Memphis and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Winney brings extensive experience to the position, having served a total of 13 years as chief nursing officer at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville and Helena Regional Medical Center in Helena-West Helena.