Linda Raftery, MHA, has announced that she will be stepping back from her role as vice chair of administration for the department of medicine. She will remain with the department in a part time role working on special projects.
Linda’s early leadership roles at UNC were with UNC Physicians and Associates, where she was focused on charge capture, coding and editing systems to facilitate clean claim filing. In 2007, she joined the department of medicine as the manager for cardiology and the Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center. Soon thereafter, the healthcare system launched the Center for Heart and Vascular Care, where Linda served as the associate chief for administration for UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care from 2009 through 2015.
Her most recent role has been vice chair for administration in the department medicine, where Linda has served as the department’s chief administrative and financial officer. Working with physician and administrative leadership across all twelve divisions of the department, she has helped to develop a strategic vision for the department, implement new programs, recruit faculty, invest in research, promote education and manage efficient service-oriented operations.
Linda received both her MHA and BSN from Duke University. She has served in diverse roles across many facets of health care, both in community hospitals and academic medical centers. Five years of nursing, primarily in intensive care units provided a critical foundation and desire to support and provide leadership for advances in health care delivery.
Please join us in congratulating Linda on this exciting career milestone and thank her for her many years of dedicated service UNC and the department of medicine.