Jamie Wiggins

Jamie Wiggins, PhD, MBA, RN, FACHE, currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Arkansas Children's and holds a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at UAMS College of Public Health. With extensive experience in healthcare leadership, Wiggins has previously held senior roles such as Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Children's Hospital New Orleans and Administrative Director of Inpatient Services at Miami Children's Health System. Wiggins's educational background includes a PhD in Nurse Practice Environment and Nurse Staffing Association from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, an MBA from Nicholls State University, and multiple nursing degrees, establishing a strong foundation in both clinical and administrative aspects of healthcare.