Senior Vice President & CNO Carol Perry to Retire May 3; Amy Kincade Promoted to CNO Role

Stormont Vail Health announces that longtime Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Carol Perry plans to retire from her post on May 3, which will result in a leadership structure change ensuring the continuation of high quality, safe care across the Stormont Vail system.

“Carol is an amazing senior executive and nursing leader at Stormont Vail, starting as a student nurse and working her way up through the nursing and leadership ranks. She is an experienced and accomplished executive and an indispensable part of our senior executive team,” said Rob Kenagy, President and Chief Executive Officer. “There is no person more closely identified with our organization than Carol Perry.”

Perry joined the organization in 1980, and has been the Chief Nursing Officer since 2001. Additionally, she has held the roles of Director of Case Management/Performance Improvement and Hospitalist Program, Director of Maternal/Child Service Line and worked for 14 years as a Registered Nurse in the Birthplace.

Under Perry’s guidance, Stormont Vail Health has received the American Nursing Credentialing Center’s Magnet Award four times, beginning in 2009. Magnet is a nationally recognized designation for nursing excellence. Perry has mentored many individuals as they consider nursing careers, and supported shared governance and other programs to support professional nursing as a means to provide the best in care to patients.

“I love Stormont Vail and have been so fortunate to have a nursing career in the community where I grew up. My family, friends and others get their care here and I can’t think of a better place or staff to care for them,” Perry said. “I have always had a love for nursing and am privileged to work alongside nurses and others in the health care profession who have a deep commitment to providing the best of care and compassion.”

Amy Kincade is being promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. Amy has more than 25 years of clinical experience and seven years of senior health care leadership as a member of the Stormont Vail Operating Committee, most recently as Vice President, Clinical Integration. Prior to becoming a nurse executive, Amy was Administrative Director, Continuum of Care; Director of Cardiac Cath, Electrophysiology Labs and Interventional Radiology, and worked as an RN in procedural and acute care areas. Amy has been a team member at Stormont Vail since 1991.

Amy has a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baker University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Momentum 2027 Executive Committee, the Public Health Technical Advisory Board, Midland Board of Directors, and she has been active in numerous community organizations.

“We are fortunate to have Amy, an accomplished executive who has led our population health initiative from its infancy, has supported the leadership of our board’s Community Committee to develop meaningful improvements in health outcomes, and has been closely associated with renewing and expanding our affiliations with nursing education programs,” said Dr. Kenagy.

“Amy will bring a new level of excellence and innovative practices making Stormont Vail Health the best place to train and practice in the nursing profession. I’m excited about the future of the nursing profession across the region with Amy Kincade leading the way.”

Salena Gilliam, Vice President, Patient Care Services, will become Vice President, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer. Service line administrative directors will have matrix reporting to Angie Gamber, Vice President, Clinical Operations, and Gillam.