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Salisbury VA Welcomes New Director

Salisbury VA Welcomes New Director

Ms. Kaye Green has been selected to become the new director of the Salisbury VAMC.

Ms. Green will oversee delivery of health care to more than 82,000 Veterans living in the 24-county Central Piedmont Region of North Carolina, and an operating budget of $359.4 million. http://www.salisbury.va.gov/about/leadership.asp

“We are excited to bring Ms. Green on board as the new medical center director in Salisbury,” said Daniel F. Hoffmann, Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) Director.

“The leadership qualities and experience she demonstrated at other VA facilities will yield hefty returns for medical center employees, volunteers, and most importantly, the Veterans we are privileged to serve. I am confident that under her direction and leadership, the medical center will flourish,” added Hoffmann.

“It a great honor to lead this VA healthcare system and to serve Veterans throughout North Carolina who deserve the best care we can provide,” Green commented. “My family and I plan on living in Salisbury, and we are looking forward to becoming active members of the community,” she added.

Ms. Green has served Veterans in a variety of leadership positions, including her most recent post as associate director of the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque, N.M. and prior positions as an associate director of the VA Healthcare System in Bay Pines, Fla., and as a health systems specialist supporting the director and deputy director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 8.

Ms. Green holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees from Wayland Baptist University, with specialization in Healthcare Administration.

She is a graduate of the inaugural class of VHA’s Executive Career Field Candidate Development Program, Health Care Leadership Institute and Leadership VA. She is also a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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