Traci Hoopingarner

Hoopingarner, who joined LMH Health in 2011 as the Director of the Family Birthing Center and Pediatrics, was promoted in 2017 to Chief Nursing Officer. She has been a registered nurse since 1985 and has been in leadership roles since 1994. Hoopingarner grew up in western Kansas, and before coming to LMH Health she held leadership roles at Lifepoint Hospital in Dodge City, where her accomplishments included the creation of a prenatal clinic for indigent patients and a free-standing birthing center. At LMH Health, she led the efforts behind the Family Birthing Center’s designation as Kansas’ first High Five Hospital for support of breastfeeding. Hoopingarner, who has a master of science degree, also is certified in inpatient obstetrics and fetal monitoring.