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UCMH
Directors
| Martha Barb, Nursing Director
in the Medical Surgical ICU, is a resident of Unicoi County. She
received her Associate Degree in Nursing from East Tennessee State
University as a registered nurse. She has been certified by the Board
Registry in Neuroscience Nursing
for 13 years. Martha is
a member of AANN, Neuroscience and AACN, Critical Care.
Martha has received numerous awards for her accomplishments in nursing.
Martha has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1994 and has thirty years in the nursing field. Previously, she
was an affiliate faculty with ETSU, Critical
Care Instruction and Mountain States Health Alliance, Critical
Care Instructor, ACLS Director and BCLS Instructor.
Martha is married to Jay Barb and has one daughter and two grandsons.
She is a member of the Eastern Star and Clear Branch
Baptist Church. Martha’s
outside interests include hiking, bird watching, photography, baseball and gardening.
marthab@ucmhnet.org
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| Cynthia Bates, Director, Infection Control and Education, is a
native of Chattanooga, TN. She received her Professional Nursing Diploma from Erlanger Hospital,
School of Nursing, UT Chattanooga. Cynthia is certified with the Board of Infection
Control and Epidemiology and is a member of APIC. She is active with TELAMON
Head Start and is on the Child Development/Health and Safety Advisory Committee.
Cynthia has been employed with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital
since 1997 at her current position.
Cynthia has two children, and three grandchildren. She is a member
of Westminster Presbyterian. She enjoys reading and gardening.
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Susan Broyles is Director of Human
Resources for Unicoi County Memorial Hospital
. She is a graduate of Unicoi County High School and Milligan
College . She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management.
Susan has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
February of 2005.
Susan is married to Danny Broyles. They have two daughters: Amanda
and Ashley; and one son: Ben.
She is a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton
, TN. Her outside interests include outdoor activities, gardening,
singing, and traveling.
susanb@ucmhnet.org
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Chad Capps, PT, Physical Therapy Director, is a graduate of
UT Chattanooga with a BS in Exercise Physiology and East Tennessee
State
University in Physical Therapy. He is a member of the American
Physical Therapy Association, Tennessee Physical Therapy Association
and Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity. Chad is also active in Kiwanis and Gideons.
He was chosen as manager of the year in 2003 by the Unicoi County
Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Board of Directors for
the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce.
Chad has been employed at
Unicoi County Memorial Hospital as Director of the Physical Therapy
Department since 2002. He is a licensed
physical therapists and specializes in orthopedics, sports medicine
and manual
therapy.
Chad is married. He and his wife Joanna are members of Grace
Fellowship Church in Johnson City. His interests include real
estate investing,
running and biking.
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| Katrina Cash, Registration Department
Manager, is a native of Unicoi County. She is a graduate
of Unicoi County High School and attended Steed Business College. She is certified in Vocational Office Education.
Katrina has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1977.
She is a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She has one daughter
and two grandchildren. Katrina enjoys outdoor activities and playing
with her grandchildren.
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| Gary Cutshall, Director of Social Work
attended East Tennessee State University and Radford University.
He received BSN, BSW and
MSW degrees and is licensed in Clinical Social Work. He is a member
of NASW.
Gary is an honor society member and has received military awards.
He works with
Cerebral Palsy of East Tennessee.
Gary has been with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since 2003.
Gary is married and has two sons. He a member of the Christian
Church and enjoys
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| Christol Edney, Assistant Director of Human
Resources and Marketing
is an Erwin Native. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University where
she received her BS in Marketing. She is a Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Christol has been employed with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital
since March, 2004.
Christol and her husband, Chuck have one daughter, Leah and
one son, Blake.
She is a member of Shallow Ford Baptist Church where she is
Director of Children’s Services. She
enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with family and friends.
christole@ucmhnet.org
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| Paulette Edwards is Director of Material Management at Unicoi County
Memorial Hospital. She is a graduate of Unicoi County High School
and attended Unicoi County Vocational School. Paulette has received certification in Bookkeeping,
CNA Training,
Dental Assistant and Office Management.
Paulette has been employed with the hospital since 1968.
Paulette is married to Gary Edwards. They have two children, Gary
Wayne and Paula Kay and two grandchildren, Dusty and Jaimie.
She is a member of the Presbyterian Church and enjoys bowling and
walking.
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| Carol Hitchcock is Director of Dietary and Environmental Services
for Unicoi County Memorial Hospital. She is a graduate of Floyd High School, Floyd,
Virginia. Carol received her BS in Human Nutrition and Foods from Virginia Tech,
her Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Science in Nutrition from East Tennessee
State University. She is a Registered Dietitian and is a Licensed
Dietitian/Nutritionist with the State of Tennessee. Carol is a member of the American Dietetic
Association, Tri-Cities District Dietetic Association, and Tennessee Healthcare
Environmental Services Association. Tri-Cities District Dietetic
Association honored her with the Emerging Dietetics Leader Award 1999-2000. She is past president
of Tri-Cities District Dietetic Association and Chairman of THESA Region 5.
Carol has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1996.
Carol and her husband, Charles, have four children: Susanne Hitchcock,
Stephanie Townsend, Joanna Capps and David Hitchcock and two grandchildren.
She is a
member of Boone Trail Baptist Church. Her interests include scrapbooking,
crafts and sewing.
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| Judy S. Hodges is Director of Pharmacy
Services at Unicoi County
Memorial Hospital. She attended East Tennessee State University and University of Tennessee
College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN. She is certified in Immunization, Diabetes
Education and Ocal Anticoagulant Trainingship. Judy is a charter member of Northeast
Society of Hospital Pharmacy. She has served two terms as the local Secretary
of State Long Term Care Society. She was a candidate for President
of the State Hospital Pharmacists Society and was President of the
Northeast Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Judy is A member of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacy’s National
Organization,
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacy’s National Organization,
The Tennessee Pharmacy Association and the Society of Hospital pharmacy and Society
of Long Term Care Facilities. She is also a member of the Local, Northeast Society
of Hospital Pharmacy and the 1st District Pharmaceutical Association.
Judy has been with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since 1984.
Judy is married and has two sons and two grandchildren. She is
director of the Preschool Department of her church and teaches children four to eight years
old. She enjoys her grandchildren and attending plays at Barter Theatre.
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| Connie Miller, Director of Surgical
Services and Assistant Chief
Nursing Officer is an Erwin native. She attended Bowling
Green State University and Providence School of Nursing.
She is a member of the Southeast Consortium of Operating Room Managers.
Her accomplishments include LCDR – United States
Nurse Corps. Connie is
on the Vocational School Leadership Committee, a Veteran Memorial
Representative and a member of the Women’s Auxillary.
Connie has been employed by Unicoi County
Memorial Hospital since 1971.
Connie is married to Charles Miller, who is a speech pathologist.
They have two sons: Charles II, who is a physician in internal medicine and 11 year
old Chance. They are members of Evergreen Freewill Baptist Church. Connie enjoys various
church projects, reading and gardening.
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| Ted Rice is Director of Unicoi
County Home Health. He is a graduate
of Unicoi County High School and ETSU where he received BBA and BSN degrees. Ted is
certified in CPR and First Aid. He is a member of ANA.
Ted has been employed with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
2000.
He and his wife Kelly have 3 children; Logan, Ethan and Hannah.
They are members of Calvary Baptist Church. Ted enjoys working with Unicoi County Little
League, where he is a coach. He also enjoys hunting and fishing.
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| Darlene Sheehan, Director of Respiratory
Services, is a native
of Erwin. She attended East Tennessee State University where she received Certification
in Respiratory Therapy. Darlene is a member of Tennessee Society for Respiratory
Care, American Association for Respiratory Care, National Board for
Respiratory Care and East Tennessee State University Cardiopulmonary
Advisory Committee where she holds the office of Secretary. She received the Distinguished Service Award
in 2001 for the Northeast Chapter Society for Respiratory Care.
Darlene has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1990.
Darlene has two sons: Timothy James Sheehan II and Michael N.
Sheehan. She is a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Darlene enjoys collecting Blue
Ridge Pottery.
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| Michael Slemp is Director of Radiology for Unicoi County Memorial
Hospital. He has ARRT Certifications, registered in Radiology, Computed Tomography
and Quality Management. He is a member of The American Society of
Radiologic Technologists and American Health Care Radiology Administration.
Mike has been employeed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1987.
He is married and has one son. He is a member of Grace Freewill
Baptist Church. He enjoys model trains.
mikes@ucmhnet.org
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| Pat Staley, Director of Patient Accounts, is a Unicoi County native.
She is a graduate of Unicoi County High School. She attended
Draughon’s Business
College and Science Hill Vocational School. Pat received certification
in the Medical Clinical Assistant’s Program and CNA Program. She is a member of HFMA.
Pat has been employed at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since
1980.
She is married to Douglas Staley. They have one daughter and son-in-law,
Joanna and Jamie Clawsen and two grandchildren, Kaleb and Breanna.
They are members of Pentacostal Holiness Church. She enjoys reading
and walking.
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| Linda Stewart is theLaboratory Administrative
Director and Director of Occupational Medicine for Unicoi County
Memorial
Hospital. She attended East Tennessee State University and Wisconsin
Institute of Medical Technology. She is licensed with the State of
Tennessee as a Medical Laboratory Supervisor, General Medical Technologist
and Immunohematology Subspecialist. Linda is certified with the National
Credentialing Agency, American Medical Technology, Department of
Health Education and Welfare and the American Association of Clinical
Medical Assistants. She was the first recipient of The Murray Thelin
Award. She also received Recognition of Commitment to Quality during
her 12 years with Baxter Health Care and James H. Quillen College
of Medicine SNMA Award – Working with Minority Medical Students.
Linda developed the program and instructed adult evening classes
for clinical medical assistants at the Johnson City Vocational
school for 20 years. She is a member of Clinical Laboratory
Managers, the National Credentialing Agency and American Medical
Technolist. Linda is also active in the community
where she is on the Board of Directors of Johnson
City NAMI, Adjunct Faculty ETSU/Northeast State Community College
Advisory Board Health (Medical Technology).
Linda has been with Unicoi County Memorial Hospital since 1989.
She has been married to Walter for 37 years. They have 3 children
and 5 grandchildren: four girls and
a boy. She is a member of Cornerstone Church. She enjoys health
fairs, wellness programs, reading and spending time with family.
lindas@ucmhnet.org
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Sue Webb is Director of Accounting
for Unicoi County Memorial Hospital. She attended Mayland Tech Spruce
Pine North Carolina. She holds an Associate Degree in Accounting.
she is a member of Friends of the Library for Unicoi County.
She has been employed at the hospital since 1986.
Sue and her husband, Ronnie, have three daughters, Michelle Woody,
Rhonda Ledford and Melessia Webb. They have two granddaughters and
two grandsons. They are members at RiverView Baptist Church in Erwin,
TN, where she has taught the Ladies Sunday School class for the last
11 years. Sue enjoys reading, shopping and collecting classical movies.
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