Mary Ellen Sumrall has been named system chief nursing executive for Baptist Memorial Health Care and chief nursing officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.

Sumrall has worked for Baptist for 34 years and previously served as interim CNE for Baptist and CNO at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. As system CNE, Sumrall will oversee all nursing operations for Baptist. As CNO for Baptist Memphis, Sumrall will be responsible for development and implementation of all nursing and related patient care activities for the hospital.

Sumrall graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and got her Master of Nursing and Nursing Administration from Union University. She is board certified by the American Nursing Credentialing Center as an advanced nurse executive. She has worked in management of 20 different areas of the hospital, including peri-operative services, women's services, in-patient, the emergency department, wound care, administrative house supervision, transitional care and education.

Baptist's prior CNE Susan Ferguson retired in May 2021.