North Colorado Medical Center hires Medical Staff Services director

GREELEY, Colo. (June 7, 2011) – North Colorado Medical Center announced the addition of Lynn Longner to its leadership team. Longner started in May as the director of Medical Staff Services.

Prior to coming to NCMC, Longner served in a similar role with Genesis Health System that serves parts of Iowa and Illinois. There, she had responsibilities across several hospitals. She is a registered nurse by training and has worked in utilization/case management and quality management. 

Longner has a master’s of science degree in health administration and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and a Certified Professional in Medical Services Management. 

As medical staff services director, she will manage and support medical staff operations and provide oversight for credentialing, peer review and other medical staff functions.

ABOUT NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER
North Colorado Medical Center is a fully accredited, private, nonprofit  facility licensed to operate 398 beds. It serves as a regional medical center with community-based and specialty services in a service area including southern Wyoming, western Nebraska, western Kansas and northeastern Colorado. The medical center offers a family-centered obstetrics unit, cardiovascular, oncology, ortho/neuro, Level II trauma, Western States Burn Center and acute inpatient rehabilitation.

ABOUT BANNER HEALTH
Based in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. Banner has 23 facilities that offer an array of services including hospital care, home care, hospice care, nursing registries, surgery centers, laboratories, rehabilitation services. These facilities are located in seven states – Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming.