Vista Health System
Kim Needham has over 20 years of work experience in the healthcare industry. Kim started their career as a Respiratory Care Practitioner at Evanston Northwestern Hospital in 1994 and later became a Respiratory Care Supervisor at Evanston Hospital. In 1999, Kim joined Vista Health System as a Director and eventually became the Vice President of Vista Medical Center West in 2005. Kim led the operations of various departments, including emergency rooms, behavioral health units, rehab units, and industrial medicine/employee health services. In 2009, Kim became the Chief Operating Officer of Vista Health System, overseeing the day-to-day operations of all ancillary departments and care sites.
Kim Needham has a Master of Arts degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Webster University. They also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist from National Louis University.
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Vista Health System
At Vista Health System, we strive to bring you current technology and surgical procedures, and more importantly, highly trained professionals. Quality people means quality care. We think you'll find our staff has the unbeatable combination of warm, caring attitudes and high-tech knowledge. Vista Health System today continues to grow by offering many new and expanded services to provide the highest level of patient care. One of the keys to our success is our ability to partner with the best physicians that we recruit from the Chicago area and around the country. We have approximately 400 physicians on staff who cover the full range of medical care, including advanced procedures such as open-heart surgery and complex neurosurgery. Our staff includes the growing Vista Physician Group of about 30 primary care providers and specialists who see patients in our hospitals, outpatient facilities and practice offices throughout Lake County. At the same time, we are investing in our future with new and expanded facilities. Some examples include our Freestanding Emergency Center and Medical Office Building on our Lindenhurst campus, while at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan we’ve opened our completely renovated 2W Patient Care Unit. Plus, we continue to add the latest in leading-edge technology, such as the da Vinci® Xi Surgical System for robotic-assisted surgery. At Vista Health System, we are devoted to excellence in our patients’ health care. We have worked hard to achieve status as certified Centers of Excellence in a number of the most critical areas of patient care, and we will continue to measure ourselves to the highest standards. Quality Care, Close to Home.