Kim Brown Sims has been named Chief Nursing Officer at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. She will assume her duties September 29.
Sims, who brings more than 25 years of management experience, will be responsible for the more than 300 registered nurses at Sierra Vista as well as the overall clinical quality of the largest hospital in San Luis Obispo County, a 164-bed tertiary care facility.
“We are pleased to have identified a person with not only a wide breadth of nursing and management experience but also someone who will exemplify the personal qualities that our community values,” said Joe DeSchryver, Chief Executive Officer. “
Sims comes to Sierra Vista having last served as Assistant Administrator, Women’s & Children’s Services at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. Prior to that she spent four years at Kaiser Permanente in the Sacramento area most recently as Director, Administrative Services at Kaiser Permanente in Roseville. She also worked for Adventist Health for three years and spent time in private industry working at a San Francisco-based software start-up.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Sacramento and a Masters in Business Administration, Strategic Leadership from Trident University International. Sims earned an Associate of Science in Nursing from Solano Community College and a Vocational Nursing Certificate from Napa Valley College. She also has earned certification in Neonatal ICU and Neonatal Resuscitation.
About Sierra Vista
As the largest hospital in San Luis Obispo County, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center strives daily to produce optimal outcomes and exceptional patient experiences to the community it serves. With 164 beds and hundreds of physicians, Sierra Vista puts advanced technology into the hands of experienced medical specialists to deliver quality healthcare to Central Coast residents and visitors. Its distinct, high-level services include neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, perinatology (high-risk pregnancy), neonatology (high-risk newborn care), pediatrics and trauma.
Sierra Vista houses the largest Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between Santa Barbara and Salinas, the only dedicated pediatric unit in San Luis Obispo County and serves as the county’s designated trauma center. Sierra Vista is recognized as a leader in orthopedics, cancer care and is a Joint Commission accredited primary stroke center.
With nearly 800 employees, Sierra Vista is the largest private employer in San Luis Obispo and the second largest private employer in San Luis Obispo County. Sierra Vista employees are engaged, informed and 100-percent committed to doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason. Collectively, Sierra Vista staff provides care for more than 30,000 patients annually.
Sierra Vista is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and has been serving the community since 1959.