Mission Health
Ann Shepard has over three decades of nursing experience, currently serving as a Registered Nurse in the Endoscopic Unit at Angel Medical Center since January 2011. Previously, Ann worked at Duke University Medical Center from February 1987 to December 2006, holding various positions including Clinic Nurse Manager, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse, and Interventional Radiology Nurse before retiring.
Mission Health
Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is based in Asheville, North Carolina, and is the state’s sixth largest health system. In 2018, for the sixth time in the past seven years, Mission Health has been named one of the nation’s Top 15 Health Systems by IBM Watson Health (formerly Truven Health Analytics). Mission Health is the only health system in North Carolina to achieve this recognition. Mission Health operates six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville Specialty Hospital and the region’s only dedicated Level II trauma center. With approximately 12,000 colleagues and 2,000 volunteers, Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina.