Mooresville Hospital Management Associates Inc.

Pamela Rudisill is Vice President of Patient Safety and Nursing. Previously she was the Chief Nursing Officer at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, North Carolina from 1996 to 2008. Prior to being CNO at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, she was Clinical Nurse Specialist and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for ten years at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC, where she also functioned as critical care instructor and ICU staff nurse. She maintains national certification in Critical Care Nursing and is an ACLS and BCLS instructor. Pam is currently Region 3 Director of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She is also President for the North Carolina Organization of Nurse Executives and is adjunct professor for the MSN Nursing Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. An active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), Pam served an elected three-year term on the National Board of Directors. She remains on the Innovision Board of Directors of AACN. She has served as Expert Panel Reviewer for the prestigious Critical Care Beacon Awards. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Mitchell Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, and UNC-Charlotte schools of nursing. A participant in many community groups and activities, she is a member of the Rotary Club, Davidson Methodist Church, and serves on the Board of Directors for Lake Norman/Mooresville United Way and Lowe's YMCA. Pam's professional memberships include the American Association of Nurse Executives, American Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders, Sigma Theta Tau, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Honors that Pam has received include the 1994 CNS of the Year - North Carolina Nurses Association, and the "Great 100" nurse for the state of North Carolina, 1992. In 1998 she was chosen for the HMA Chief Nursing Officer Award. She was chosen for 1998 Distinguished Leadership Award for the National Honor Society of Nursing at UNC-Charlotte. Pam has earned certification as a Board Certified Nursing Administrator Advanced (CNAA-BC) through ANCC. Under Pam's leadership in nursing, Lake Norman Regional Medical Center was awarded ANCC Magnet designation in February 2007. Pam has published extensively in nursing literature including Advance for Nurses, The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Heart and Lung, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Applied Nursing Research, Critical Care Clinics of North America, Nurse Leader, and Voice of Nursing Leadership. A much sought after speaker, she has presented nationally at AACN, NTI, ANA, AWHONN, Sigma Theta Tau, and numerous healthcare related seminars throughout the United States.