HARTZ Search is excited to announce the placement of Kristen Gradney as the new Chief Wellness Officer of LCMC Health
After an extensive national search, LCMC Health selected Ms. Kristen Gradney as the Chief Wellness Officer to lead the design, direction, and implementation of a wellness program that addresses the current environment of burnout among clinicians, health professionals, and staff and the overall health and well-being of LCMC employees. Kristen will facilitate system-wide changes that enable all LCMC employees to work in a culture that prioritizes and promotes professional fulfillment and optimizes the function of the health system. Kristen will lead these efforts that foster a well-coordinated, enterprise-wide culture that supports and promotes wellness and professional fulfillment, develops and implements best practices, and identifies opportunities for contemporary approaches to analytics and change management.
Kristen Gradney will report directly to Christine Albert, the Chief Experience Officer of LCMC Health.
Our sincere congratulations to Ms. Kristen Gradney and LCMC Health!
Kristen Gradney joins LCMC Health from Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, where she has held multiple roles since 2013. She most recently was the Senior Director of Operations responsible for the strategic planning, operations, and population health programming for regional children’s health, including general pediatrics and specialty practices, and health care operations for East Baton Rouge Parish school system and charter schools. Prior to that, she was the Operations Director II of the Physicians Group, where she had administrative and operational oversight of 12 physician practices and locations, including Primary Care Practice, Specialty Practice, Concierge Medicine, and Population Health initiatives.
Ms. Kristen Gradney received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Louisiana State University. She earned a Master of Health Administration from Our Lady of the Lake College. Kristen is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian and began her career as a Diabetes Educator at Ochsner. She is also Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified.
Louisiana Children’s Medical Center Health (LCMC Health) is a nonprofit network of healthcare providers in Southern Louisiana, based out of New Orleans. It is a nine-hospital system that includes academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals.
HARTZ Search is a proud partner of LCMC Health. We look forward to the continued success of both Kristen Gradney and LCMC Health!