Press Releases
October 02, 2006
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Names New Director of Acute Care Services
Lake Forest, Ill. – – Michelle Myers-Glower, RN, MSN, has begun her new duties as Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s director of acute care services. Her responsibilities include overseeing patient care services for pediatrics, outpatient oncology and inpatient acute care. She succeeds Claudia Ronayne, RN, BSN, who has assumed a new leadership role at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.
Myers-Glower most recently served as interim chief nursing officer/executive VP for nursing at Lincoln Park Hospital in Chicago. Prior to that she was director of critical care services at Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, Ill.
In announcing her appointment, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital VP of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer Kim Nagy, MSN, APRN-CNS, said, "Michelle is an experienced nursing leader.
Her past supervisors, physicians and peers describe her as an outstanding nursing role model, strong and effective communicator, team builder, and a visionary with outstanding critical thinking skills and a daily focus on clinical excellence."
In addition to her credentials as a registered nurse, Myers-Glower has a master’s degree in nursing from St. Xavier University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Loyola University.
She and her husband, James, reside in Glencoe, Ill. Her 28-year-old son is finishing work on his master’s degree at DePaul University this year.
In her spare time, Myers-Glower is active in Special Olympics and enjoys spending time in her rose garden, walking her dog on the beach in the morning and bicycle riding.
About Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare is the parent corporation of Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an 854-bed academic medical center hospital and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, a 205-bed community hospital located in Lake Forest, Illinois.
About Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is a wholly owned entity of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. The hospital has 600 physicians board-certified in 68 medical specialties, conveniently located in offices throughout Lake County. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital has been named the Consumer Choice Hospital for Lake and Kenosha counties according to a survey by National Research Corporation for five years in a row for having the best doctors, best nurses, best image and reputation, and best overall quality.
The hospital’s mission is to provide communities the highest quality health care through exceptional access to state-of-the-art clinical services with compassionate and personal care. Clinical services are delivered at the hospital’s Lake Forest and Grayslake campuses, and at facilities in Bannockburn, Glenview, Gurnee-Brookside, Gurnee-Tower Court, Libertyville, Lindenhurst and Vernon Hills. At the main hospital in Lake Forest, exemplary care is provided in Cain Family Emergency Services, the Hunter Family Center for Women’s Health, the Posy Krehbiel Breast Care Center, the Waud Family Maternity Services and the Center for Advanced Radiation Medicine. CareCoach, Lake County’s only mobile health program, provides care for the underserved at 25 locations throughout the region. For more information, visit lfh.org.