Saint Francis Healthcare recently announced the appointment of Stephanie Sankovic as Market Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role, she will oversee Human Resources (HR) functions at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.
Sankovic is a dynamic HR leader, with over 14 years of managerial experience, including almost a decade providing HR leadership in a wide range of healthcare settings, from general acute care hospitals and assisted living facilities to skilled nursing and long-term acute care facilities. She is proficient in developing and executing comprehensive HR strategies to hire, retain, and nurture top-notch healthcare professionals, as well as creating and applying long-term strategies to accomplish the mission and vision of the organizations where she has worked.
Sankovic comes to Saint Francis Healthcare from Lovelace Health System in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she served as the Director of Human Resources in a multi-site acute care hospital system. Before that, she was the Regional Human Resources Director overseeing HR functions at the Landmark Hospitals in Naples, Florida and Salt Lake City, Utah. Previously, she served in HR Director roles at assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Naples, Florida.
Sankovic obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Marketing, and her Master’s degree in Business Administration at Hodges University in Naples, Florida. She also earned Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.