Special to Iredell Free News

Iredell Health System is pleased to announce Jennifer Holmes has been promoted to the director of risk management and patient safety.

Holmes has been a nurse for eight years, spending five of those years with Iredell Health System. Since joining Iredell Health System, she has served in various capacities, including clinical educator, assistant director of 1 North, and director of Employee Health.

In her new role, Holmes will help ensure safe and trusted healthcare delivery to continue to improve patient outcomes.

“My goal is to continue to enhance our ability to identify and mitigate risks for our patients and employees,” said Holmes.

Holmes received her bachelor’s in nursing from UNC-Charlotte. She also earned a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in leadership and administration from Capella University.

In her free time, Holmes enjoys traveling, preferably somewhere warm, with a good book.

About Iredell Health System

Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital; Iredell Mooresville; two urgent care centers; Iredell Home Health; Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center; Community and Corporate Wellness; Occupational Medicine; the Iredell Physician Network and more. Iredell Memorial Hospital is the largest and only nonprofit hospital in Iredell County. The comprehensive healthcare facility has 247 beds; more than 1,800 employees; and has 260 physicians representing various specialties. Centers of excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. The Health System’s second campus, Iredell Mooresville, is home to the area’s only 24-hour urgent care facility, as well as an ambulatory surgery center, imaging center, rehabilitation services, and physician practices. The mission of Iredell Health System is to inspire wellbeing. For a comprehensive list of services and programs, visit iredellhealth.org.