New Chief Nursing Officer Named at TCMH

Texas County Memorial Hospital has selected Amanda Turpin, RN, MSN, CPHQ of Cabool to be the new chief nursing officer.

Turpin has been serving the community through her service at TCMH for the past 20 years. Most recently Turpin served as the Quality Improvement/Risk Management director for TCMH, a nurse leadership position she held for 14 years.

“Being appointed to this role is both exciting and an honor,” Turpin said. “I am excited for the future of TCMH and community that we serve, and I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the many great employees at TCMH in this new capacity.”

Turpin explained that being raised locally as a part of the community, has shown her first-hand, how vital the hospital is to the people that it serves.

Turpin mentioned that not only was she born at TCMH, but her children were as well. “TCMH is home to me and the people here, and in our community are family to me,” Turpin said. “I have literally grown up at TCMH.”

“I want our staff to know that they will always have the support behind them and access to the resources that they need to be able to provide the best possible care to their patients,” Turpin said.

Turpin explained that it is important to her to create an environment that not only empowers staff, but encourages them to continue growing and improving in their own roles.

“Nursing recruitment and retention remain a major challenge for all hospitals, especially in rural areas,” Turpin said.

Turpin plans to meet those challenges as they come, but will continue to move the hospital forward and improve the services that TCMH is able to provide to the community.

Turpin and her husband, Doug, have two children, Elizabeth and Douglas. Turpin is an outdoors enthusiast, and enjoys raising honey bees and riding motorcycles with her family.