Melissa Kline

Melissa Kline, NDP, RN, NEA-BC, was named Senior Vice President - Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer in January 2019.

In this role, Melissa partners with the Vice President, Hospital Operations, to oversee MetroHealth’s inpatient facilities. These include main campus, Old Brooklyn Campus, and the Parma and Cleveland Heights Medical Centers. In addition, she oversees all aspects of nursing practice for the system.

Kline previously served as Vice President - Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer since January 2018; prior to that, she was named Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer in January 2016. She served in a series of progressive leadership roles since beginning her career at MetroHealth in 1988. These include Nurse Manager, Director of Nurse Staffing Operations, Director of Nursing Operations and Professional Development, and Associate Chief Nursing Officer.

Kline earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2017, a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Akron.