DALLAS, TX - Miriam Sibley, RN has been named Parkland Health & Hospital System's chief nursing officer. She assumed her new role mid-September.

Sibley is responsible for ensuring the overall direction, leadership and executive management of the Nursing Administration, Nursing Education and Centralized Staffing departments. In addition, she will continue the ongoing development and implementation of a program to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality of nursing care.

"I'm honored that I have the opportunity to improve the health care experience for our patients in my new role as chief nursing officer. Parkland's mission fits so well with my goals; that is, striving to make Dallas a healthier place to be for all residents," Sibley said.

For more than 20 years Sibley has served in various capacities at Parkland, including as a staff nurse, nursing supervisor, nurse recruiter and director. She most recently served as senior vice president of Women & Infants' Specialty Health where she was responsible for strategic planning, quality and patient safety, budget and fiscal oversight as well as the leadership and management of 1,200 employees. Sibley received a bachelor's degree as well as a master's degree in nursing from Texas Woman's University.

"I look forward to seeing Miriam Sibley enhance the quality of nursing care delivered to patients and families of our hospital system," said Dr. Ron J. Anderson, Parkland's president and chief executive officer. "Her numerous years of nursing, management experience and her inclinations as a servant leader will help us achieve nursing excellence at Parkland."

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