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  Walter J. Grace, administrator and chief executive officer
  James Grantham, assistant administrator
  Kimberly D. High, chief financial officer/controller
  Barbara Owens, administrative director
  Lori N. Goode, director of human resources
  Nancy C. Kidd, director of marketing/physician relations




Walter J. Grace Walter J. Grace
administrator and chief executive officer

Walter J. Grace is the administrator and CEO at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. He previously served as administrator and CEO at Baptist Booneville and as an assistant administrator at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, a position he held from 2003-2010.

Before becoming one of the hospital's assistant administrators, he was the controller for Baptist DeSoto. He came to Baptist DeSoto after serving as chief financial officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. Grace joined Baptist Memorial Health Care in 1997 as manager of capital planning. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi.

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James Grantham James Grantham
assistant administrator

James Grantham serves as assistant administrator at Baptist Union County, overseeing food and nutrition, radiology, laboratory, rehabilitation, pharmacy and respiratory.

James comes from Baptist Collierville, where he served as an assistant administrator since early 2010. He began his career with Baptist as a medical technologist in 1998. After pursuing his graduate degree in 2005, Grantham returned to Baptist as the recipient of the 2009 Frank S. Groner Administrative Fellowship.

James, a native of Star, Miss., is married and has three children. He holds a master's degree in health administration from the University of Memphis and undergraduate degrees in biology and clinical laboratory science from Belhaven University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

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Kimberly D. High Kimberly D. High
chief financial officer/controller

Kimberly D. High is chief financial officer/controller for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, a position she has held since 1996. She oversees internal audit, accounting, business office, materials management and information systems. She also prepares the hospital's yearly budget and coordinates preparation of audit and cost report schedules. High began her career at Baptist Memorial Health Care in 1994 as a staff accountant at Baptist Union County. She served as controller for Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi from 1995-1996. She received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Mississippi.

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Barbara Owens Barbara Owens
administrative director

Barbara Owens has been a Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County employee for more than 42 years, serving in a variety of capacities. Her roles have included coordinating medical staff, quality assurance, case management, health information management and accreditation. In her position as administrative director, she oversees the case management and health information management departments, and continues to be the quality coordinator and accreditation coordinator for the hospital. Owens earned a degree in business science from Northeast Community College and holds affiliations in the American Health Information Management Association and the Mississippi Health Information Association, as well as the National Association of Quality Professionals.

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Lori N. GoodeLori N. Goode
director of human resources

Lori N. Goode is the director of human resources for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. She provides a full range of human resources services by interpreting policy, sharing information and providing timely counsel to managers and employees. She manages recruitment, employee benefit packages, the annual performance review process and the hospital's compensation plan. She oversees employee health and day-to-day operations of the human resources department. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi.

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Nancy C. Kidd Nancy C. Kidd
director of marketing/physician relations
Nancy C. Kidd is director of marketing/physician relations for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. She is responsible for the hospital's strategic marketing, special events, creative marketing campaigns, media relations, physician relations and physician recruitment. Kidd received a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Mississippi. She has received numerous awards, including Top 50 Leading Businesswomen in Mississippi from the Mississippi Business Journal and the New Albany Gazette Reader's Choice Award for Best Professional Female. She is a graduate of Leadership Mississippi.

Last modified: 6/20/2011


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