Stuart Downs comes to North Fulton Hospital to serve in the position of Chief Nursing Officer. He officially began his tenure June 17.
Stuart most recently served as the CNO and Vice President of Nursing and Quality Services at Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers, Georgia, where he has served in various positions since 1998. While in this role, Stuart was responsible for the clinical care off all patients in addition to the nursing budget, staffing, and marketing, among other areas.
Prior to serving in this capacity, Stuart worked as a director of critical care, telemetry and medical services; a nurse manager of critical care, telemetry and medical services; a patient care supervisor, and a registered nurse for a critical care unit. His experience in both the patient care setting as well as operations has prepared him to be an effective leader in the hospital.
Stuart holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He is currently pursuing his MSN from Vanderbilt University.
Stuart is also involved in several professional organizations, including the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the national Association for healthcare Quality, among others. He is currently the Vice President of the Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders, a role he has held since 2008.
North Fulton Hospital (NFH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell. Opened in 1983, NFH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers. NFH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, gastroenterology and oncology. The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.