Shelly Welch Joins North Oaks Health System as Vice President/Clinical Services

Shelly Welch has joined North Oaks Health System as Vice President of Clinical Services and Director of Nursing for North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, La.

[Hammond, La.]–Shelly Welch has joined North Oaks Health System as Vice President of Clinical Services and Director of Nursing for North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, La.

With more than 10 years of executive and administrative nursing leadership experience, Welch comes to North Oaks from CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, where she served as assistant administrator and, most recently, chief nursing officer.

“Shelly will work with nursing leadership to develop and implement plans that will continue to emphasize our commitment of providing quality care in a manner that exceeds patients’ expectations,” explains Michele Sutton, North Oaks Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer.

Welch has earned Nursing Executive Advanced-Board Certification and is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She earned a master’s degree in business administration with a health care management emphasis from Regis University in Denver, Colo. and obtained a bachelor’s degree in nursing from McNeese State University in Lake Charles.

“It is a privilege to work for North Oaks Health System, an organization engaged in the advancement of patient-centered care and clinical excellence,” says Welch. “My focus will be to support these initiatives by working with management and staff to put into practice the innovative nursing and allied health practices necessary for our future.”