Huntsville Hospital
Carol Howell has an extensive career at Huntsville Hospital, beginning in June 1988 and currently serving as the Nursing Informatics/ER Physician Group Office Manager. Carol's experience includes roles such as Nursing Informatics Manager, where responsibilities included the implementation of CPOE using Wellsoft EDIS across multiple hospitals, and Quality Improvement Analyst, focusing on patient care and treatment expediency. Previous positions include Senior Applications Analyst in IT as a Pharmacy Analyst, Clinical Systems Analyst and Physician Educator, and Interim Director of the Emergency Department. Prior to Huntsville Hospital, Carol worked as a Staff Nurse in the Emergency Department at Ball Memorial Hospital from 1983 to 1988. Carol holds an ADN in Registered Nursing from The University of Alabama and Vincennes University and is Six Sigma Green Belt certified through UAH.
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 19,000 employees.