Bluegrass Care Navigators Names Stephanie Greene Chief Operating Officer

Care Navigator • April 27, 2022

 Stephanie Greene is now the Chief Operating Officer of Clinical Services at BCN.

In her role, Greene will oversee the operations for all clinical service lines within the organization, including hospice care, palliative care, home primary care, integrative medicine, behavioral medicine, clinical pharmacy, and clinical integration.


Stephanie joined Bluegrass Care Navigators in 2017 as the Vice President and Chief Hospice Officer. Her background began as a Radiologic Technologist after graduating from Lexington Community College. From there, she developed extensive experience in leading operations and sales strategies for multiple outpatient clinics at Saint Joseph Health system. After 15 years of hospital leadership, she transitioned to post-acute leadership, and served as the Executive Director of Operations and Sales for one of the largest home health agencies in the nation.


There, she was responsible for oversight of all clinical operations for six regional offices, covering 16 Kentucky counties, as well as developing and implementing growth strategies and initiatives for the region. This post-acute experience led her back to her non-profit roots and resulted in her joining Bluegrass Care Navigators.


“Stephanie brings many years of clinical leadership experience in a variety of settings with her to this role, with a relentless passion for supporting patients and families, and developing team members,” said President and CEO, Liz Fowler. “Stephanie embraces the mission of Bluegrass Care Navigators to deliver comforting care at the right time to the seriously ill.”


In her COO role, Greene is the successor for Cassie Mitchell, who recently became Chief Executive Officer of HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado.


Greene is a native of Winchester, Kentucky and is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School. She earned her BS in Health Arts from University of St. Francis, as well as a Masters in Health Administration from Bellevue University. 


For more information, call 855.492.0812 or visit www.bgcarenav.org.

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