Former Network Executive Director, Women’s and Children’s Service Line, Kettering Health Network
Miriam Cartmell, MS, RNC-OB, NEA-BC was the Network Executive Director of the Women’s & Children’s Service Line with Kettering Health where she retained operational duties on the Kettering Medical Center and Fort Hamilton Hospital Campus. Having joined Kettering Medical Center in 2001, Miriam has held roles in Maternal/Child Services, Emergency Preparedness, Kettering Breast Evaluation Centers, Perinatal/Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, and Obstetrical/Neonatal Services.
Miriam holds a number of certifications, including being NCC Certified, Inpatient Obstetrics and ANCC, Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL), Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Dayton Organization of Nurse Exeuctives, Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives (DONE/OONE), and Perinatal Continuing Education Organization.
She earned her nursing diploma from Conestoga College, her bachelor of science in nursing from Andrews University, and her Masters of Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University.
After 47 years of nursing, Miriam retired in 2023. Miriam is known for being on top of new standards, technology, and equipment and having an immediate plan on how her areas would implement these things. Meeting any goal or target was not a problem for her, and she inspired the rest of her team to do so as well.