New Emergency Department Nurse Manager Named

PALM COAST, Fla., January 25, 2016 Florida Hospital Flagler has promoted Mary Hypes to serve as the nurse manager of the emergency department.

In this role, Hypes is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the clinical practice activities for Florida Hospital Flagler's emergency department nursing unit. She will oversee the nursing staff and ensure quality patient care is delivered in a professional and caring manner.

Hypes has nine years of nursing experience and previously served as charge nurse for a Level 3 trauma center with 32 acute beds in West Virginia.

She has been with Florida Hospital Flagler for two years, where she served as clinical nurse lead in the emergency department. In this role, she was the dayshift charge nurse in the emergency department and oversaw the daily functions of the patient care.

A Palm Coast resident, Hypes holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Health Science. Additionally, she has completed both the Emergency Nurses Associations Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) and the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).

About Florida Hospital Flagler

Florida Hospital Flagler is a member of Adventist Health System, a faith-based health care organization with 44 hospital campuses and nearly 8,300 licensed beds in 10 states. With 99-beds, Florida Hospital Flagler employs nearly 1,000 caregivers. Florida Hospital Flagler is comprised of the hospital's main campus; Town Center Surgery, a freestanding outpatient center; and the Parkway Medical Plaza which includes a walk-in clinic, laboratory, imaging and women's center and physician offices.