Virginia Mason Institute, a division of Seattle-based Virginia Mason Health System, appointed Kirsten Mecklenburg Turner executive director.
Here are three things to know about Ms. Turner.
1. Ms. Turner, formerly the institute's director of client services, succeeds Diane Miller, who served as the institute's first executive director beginning in 2008.
2. Ms. Turner previously worked at Deloitte Consulting. As a member of the firm, she led a number of executive and clinical teams in the adoption of standardized care models and oversaw the implementation of clinical information systems, revenue cycle and workflow-based performance improvement initiatives and executive talent management programs.
3. She earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School and a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.