Stephanie Cowan, director of nursing in the critical care unit at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis was named Clinical Nurse of Distinction, by the Tennessee Hospital Association during its 2019 Annual Meeting in Nashville
Cowan, who has more than 38 years of experience in nursing and is described by Saint Francis leadership as a results-driven nurse leader. In 2018, she led the intensive care unit team to reducing urinary tract infections and stage III and stage IV pressure ulcers to zero, which were leading factors in helping the hospital increase its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services star rating from a two to a three.