Kathy Davidson

Kathy Davidson graduated from Northeastern University with a BSN in Nursing and worked as a staff nurse and then nurse manager of the ICU at Carney Hospital.

Kathy Davidson graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 1979 and worked as a staff nurse and then Nurse Manager of the ICU at Carney Hospital. She continued her management career as Assistant VP for Nursing at Faulkner Hospital from 1987–1992 and then VP of Patient Care Services at Nashoba Valley Hospital from 1992–1994. During that time she received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Boston University and her Master in Business Administration degree from Suffolk University. Kathy was recruited to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stamford, CT for a turnover management position as Senior VP of Operations. In 1997, Kathy was then recruited to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT as VP of the major service lines; including cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology, orthopedics, rehab and ED/trauma. In 2001, Kathy returned to Boston as CNO of Boston Medical Center responsible for all the nursing clinical operations including 2200 employees and 1400 RN’s. After a successful seven years at BMC, Kathy was CNO at Steward Norwood Hospital for four years before accepting her present position as CNO/COO at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham.