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INTEGRIS Health Names President of Future Hospital in Edmond
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Avilla T. Williams
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January 10, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY - In October, INTEGRIS Health purchased 24.5 acres of land from Henderson Hills Baptist Church and another 20 contiguous acres north of I-35 in preparation of building a hospital in Edmond.
While we are still working through the planning and zoning process with Edmond city officials, we are pleased to announce that we have chosen a president for this future facility. Avilla T. Williams will begin her new role on Feb. 4.
Williams comes to us from Deaconess Hospital where she has worked for the past 13 years. She has served as assistant nursing administrator, nursing director and most recently vice president of the system’s Bethany branch.
She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Hawaii Pacific University and earned her master’s at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany. Williams has been named Who’s Who in Nursing Today and Nurse Manager of the Year.
She is very active in the community, belonging to such groups as the American Organization of Nurse Executives, Oklahoma Association for Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Coalition for the Uninsured and the Oklahoma Hospital Association.
Williams is an Edmond resident, who gladly accepted the position as president. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work with a leading health care provider in the very community that I live in and love,” says Williams. “I hope to create a partnership with the medical community and the city that not only promotes health and a cooperative community wellness, but also encourages people to choose Edmond as their home.”
Williams has been married to her husband, Steve, for 27 years. They have one daughter, Morgan, who attends Oklahoma State University.
“We are excited to bring INTEGRIS to Edmond and to have a seasoned health care executive who lives there lead our effort,” says Stanley Hupfeld, president and CEO of INTEGRIS Health. “We commit, as we do in all of our communities, to be a great corporate citizen and we expect that INTEGRIS and Williams will play an intensive role in support of the Edmond community.”
The planned hospital could employ as many as 300 people and have an initial economic impact of $140 million. It will cost $40 to $60 million to build. INTEGRIS hopes to break ground on the new facility late this year with a completion date set for 2010.
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3030 N.W. Expressway
Suite 1620
Oklahoma City, 73112
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