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Lynette Wheeler
Chief Nursing Officer
As Chief Nursing Officer, Lynette Wheeler is responsible for all
aspects of nursing service programs, standards of nursing practice
including competencies and compliance with all applicable accrediting
and regulatory requirements regarding inpatient, ambulatory and
specialty programs.
Wheeler has more than 30 years of combined clinical and management
experience. She began her career as a staff nurse in the Coronary Care
Unit at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Most recently, she served
as Vice President of CardioPulmonary Vascular Services at Heartland
Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo. In that role, she provided
senior administrative leadership and coordination of the development of
the Heartland Regional Medical Center CardioPulmonary Vascular Services
Department. She was also instrumental in leading a performance
improvement project that saved the health system $4.5 Million over three
and half years in multiple practice areas.
Prior to her work with the Heartland, she worked as Division Director
of Cardiovascular Services at the Prairie Heart Institute/St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield, Ill, and Director of Cardiology and Vascular
Services for the Nebraska Health System in Omaha, Ne.
Wheeler received her R.N. Diploma from the Clarkson School of Nursing
in 1976 and went on to earn her bachelor of science in nursing from
Clarkson College and her master’s degree in nursing from University of
Nebraska Medical Center in 1993. She is also a member of the Missouri
Organization of Nurse Leaders, American Academy of Medical
Administrators and the American College of Cardiology Administrators.