Jan Fidler

Vice President Patient Care Services
308-344-8543
jfidler@chmccook.org

Jan has worked at Community Hospital since 1976, starting part-time as staff registered nurse while she continued her nursing education. In 1982, Jan took on the responsibilities of a nursing supervisor and obstetrics coordinator. She was promoted to her present administrative position in 1984. In November, 2002, Jan received the title of Vice President Patient Care Services as part of administration's reorganization, to more accurately reflect current responsibilities. She is responsible for supervising the hospital's patient care departments of:

• Nursing
• Social services
• Pharmacy
• Home Health and Hospice
• Respiratory Care
• Laboratory / Blood Bank
• Surgery

She serves as a member of the hospital's four-member senior management team, called the Administrative Council.

Education
Jan received her Associate of Science in Nursing in 1976 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1978 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Lincoln. In 1988, she received a credential of Management Studies in Health Services Administration from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Professional and Community Activities and Awards
Jan served as a trustee on the Hillcrest Nursing Home board from 1988-1992, as well as a director on the Red Willow Division of the American Heart Association board from 1994-1998. She is a member of the McCook Christian Church.

• Member-Nebraska Hospital Association Issue Strategy Group on Patient Safety-Began 2001
• Honoree International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women -1998
• Nebraska Organization of Nurse Executives Leadership Award, District IV-1996
• Past recipient of the Business and Professional Women's Young Career Woman of the Year Award