Gundersen Health System takes on new COO, chief nursing officer

Heather Schimmers, MBA, RN, has been selected as Gundersen Health System's new COO and chief nursing officer. 

Ms. Schimmers replaces Beth Smith-Houskamp, PhD, RN, who has been with the La Crosse, Wis.-based health system since 2007, according to an Oct. 6 news release shared with Becker's.

Ms. Schimmers most recently served as chief nursing officer for the Wisconsin arm of St. Louis-based Ascension Healthcare, a role she assumed in 2019.  She previously served as the vice president of patient care services for St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wis., and received regional recognition as a top corporate influencer and nursing executive, the news release said.

Gundersen ranked among Wisconsin's top employers in an Aug. 24 report from Forbes.   

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