Hospital names Caldwell president

Caldwell

By Shavonne Potts

spotts@salisburypost.com

Dari Caldwell has been named president of Rowan Regional Medical Center.

The Concord native is the former chief operating officer for NorthEast Medical Center.

The hospital system told employees about the change this week. Caldwell learned Wednesday she had been named to the top post at Rowan Regional, a Novant hospital. She joined Novant Health in 2007 as director of growth and development for Novant Medical Group. She was also vice president for ambulatory operations and vice president of Novant Medical Group and ambulatory care.

"For me, the opportunity was interesting and I was excited," Caldwell said Friday. "I applied, was interviewed and, fortunately, was accepted."

Caldwell said she intends to continue focusing on the goals the hospital has already established including patient, employee and physician satisfaction, along with quality care.

Additionally, she will maintain responsibility for ambulatory services in the Rowan and Cabarrus areas and will continue to partner with Novant Medical Group physicians and leaders to ensure clinic support.

"My focus is going to be to take the tremendous pride that the people of Rowan County have coupled with the attributes of Novant Health to maintain a fantastic medical center for the folks of Rowan County," she said.

The opening at Rowan Regional resulted from reorganization within Novant Health, Caldwell said.

Former Rowan Regional president Jeff Lindsay is now president of Forsyth Medical Center and chief operating officer of the greater Winston-Salem market. Melissa Robson, former Rowan Regional chief operating officer, has been appointed the head of Prince William Hospital and CEO of the Novant Health Northern Virginia Market.

Caldwell earned a Doctor of Philosophy in health care administration from Columbia Pacific University, obtained a Master of Science in nursing from Duke University and completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked in health care for more than 31 years, holding clinical and leadership positions at facilities around the nation, including Seton Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center and White Plains Hospital Center.