|
Quick
Information |
Leadership
Craig
B. James | President
& CEO
A former
president of two hospitals within the Mountain States Health Alliance
Hospital system: Norton Community Hospital, a 50-bed facility, and
Dickenson Community Hospital, which includes a skilled care nursing
facility in Clintwood, Virginia, Mr. James has more than 25 years
experience in hospital administration. Prior to his 3 years with the
hospital system, he was president and CEO of Person Memorial Hospital
of the Duke University System in Roxboro, NC. He also headed hospitals
in Tazewell, VA, and was Vice President of Operations at Caldwell
Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC, during his career.
Mr. James is a graduate of The University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill with a Masters Degree in Public Health - Policy and
Administration. He also has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business
Administration from Appalachian State University.
Mike
Daiken | Chief
Financial Officer
Before
joining Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Mike Daiken was administrator/CFO
at District Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in
Andrews, NC. Prior to that, he worked with Quorum Health Resources
Inc. in Arkansas for three years before becoming CFO/Administrator at
DeQuincy Memorial Hospital in DeQuincy, Louisiana.
Mike graduated with an accounting degree from McNeese State University
in Lake Charles, LA and recently completed the Masters Program in
Health Science and Business Administration at Western Carolina
University in Cullowhee.
Shawna
Mellot | Eckerd
Living Center
Administrator
Prior to
becoming administrator at the Fidelia Eckerd Living Center in March of
2007, Shawna Mellot was the executive director of a 60-bed nursing
facility in Baker, WV, one of a number of facilities owned by American
Medical Facility Management, Inc., a privately owned healthcare
company. A native of Reedsville, PA, Ms. Mellot graduated with a
degree in Health Service Administration from Slippery Rock University
in Slippery Rock, PA. After graduation, she performed an internship in
Managed Care Administration at Weed Army Community Hospital in Fort
Irwin, CA, before becoming assistant administrator of a 66-bed nursing
facility in Ft. Ashby, WV. She is a member of the American College of
Health Care Administrators, and the West Virginia Healthcare
Association.
 Linda
Suther, rn | Director
of Nursing
Linda has
more than 25 years experience in nursing and nursing management. As director
of nursing, she currently oversees all acute-care nursing services, as
well as the surgery center and the hospital’s emergency department. A
1983 honors graduate of Clemson University, where she received a
bachelor’s of science in nursing, her previous career spanned tenures
at four hospitals around the Southeast, beginning at Crawford Long
Hospital in Atlanta. Immediately prior to joining Highlands-Cashiers
Hospital, she was the manager of the cardiovascular, surgical and
intensive care units at the 500-bed Trinity Medical Center, in
Birmingham, AL. Prior to that, she held a similar position at Brookwood Medical Center, also a 500-plus-bed hospital in Birmingham.
 Frank
Leslie | Vice
President of Operations
Frank
Leslie joined the laboratory staff of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in
1987, and was quickly promoted to lab manager, a position he held
until several years ago. Most recently he has headed the hospital’s
Information Technology Department and also served as the hospital’s
corporate compliance and risk management officer. He has been a member
of the hospital’s administrative team for the last several years.
Prior to moving to the mountains, he managed a privately-owned medical
laboratory in Florida.
 Robin
Taylor | Executive
Director of the Foundation,
Director of Marketing
With 20 years of experience in health care philanthropy and marketing,
Robin T. Taylor came from Haywood Regional Medical Center in Haywood
County, NC where she served as the Director of Foundation and
Corporate Communications. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota,
and has achieved and maintained her status as Certified Fund Raising
Executive (CFRE). Mrs. Taylor is a member of the Association of
Healthcare Philanthropy and the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations
and Marketing Society. When Mrs. Taylor joined the staff at HCH she
said, “I am most proud and excited to be a part of this dynamic,
modern ‘small’ hospital, as well as its surrounding generous
communities, and I look forward to diligently working for the
continued success of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital!”
How
To Reach
Us:
Phone:
(828) 526-1424
|
Y