Journal of Nursing & Care

Penny Gilbert

Biography

 Penny Gilbert, MSN, MBA, BSM, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ is the Director,dmission Coordination Center, Case Management, Social Services & the Transport Team at Baptist Health-Lexington, a 383-bed Magnet® re-designated facility in Lexington, Kentucky. She is the recipient of the 2014 Platinum Award for Discharge Planning (Honorable Mention). Previously she worked in hospital quality, during this time she obtained her certification as a professional in health care quality (CPHQ). \

Prior to her current position she was the North America Director, Clinical Consulting Division for the Hill-Rom company, global office located in Batesville, IN, workinginternationally with healthcare organizations in Canada, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. She received her MBA, graduating Summa Cum Laude and received her MSN through Kaplan University. She has been in nursing for approximately 25 years and has the distinct honor of publishing with the University Medical Center Princeton, Princeton, NJ.