Saint Joseph London names new chief nursing officer

Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation announces new board members

LONDON, Ky. (July 20, 2015) — Saint Joseph London, part of KentuckyOne Health, has named L. Stephen O’Neal, Jr., RN, BSN, MBA, chief nursing officer (CNO). His appointment as CNO officially began today.

O’Neal has more than 18 years of experience at hospitals in Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida. He most recently served as chief clinical officer for Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester, Ky., part of Adventist Health System. At Manchester Memorial, he successfully helped add new service lines and improve quality measures.

O’Neal is a registered nurse. He began his career as a clinical care nurse in the neuro/trauma surgical intensive care unit at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., a level 1 trauma center.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) from Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences and a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University.

Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation also named three new board members.

They are:

• Diane H. Cashen, ESL coordinator, Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) Operation Read.
• Lee C. Hall, vice president, Hallway Feeds.
• Fr. Norman Fischer, parish priest, St. Peter Claver Catholic Church.