ST. ALBANS, Vt. — The Board of Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) has appointed Jill Berry Bowen, a native of Phillips, Maine, as the hospital's new chief executive officer. NMC is a not-for-profit community hospital in northwestern Vermont whose staff has been recognized two years in a row by Avatar International for excellence in overall patient satisfaction.
Berry Bowen most recently served as vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Before that, she was chief operating officer for more than 10 years at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Her parents, Albert and Lorraine Berry, are residents of Avon.
Berry Bowen is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been an active leader in state and local health initiatives and community organizations. She has a master's degree in nursing and a master's degree in business. She will begin at NMC on Dec. 16.
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