Dixie Aune, DNP-NE, WHNP-BC has joined DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital as Chief Nursing Officer. Her appointment was effective February 14.
Dixie is a results driven healthcare executive with proven performance in strategic leadership, program development and change management. She comes to Sinai-Grace after a long and distinguished career in the United States Navy, where she served in a variety of key leadership roles.
Most recently she was Nurse Executive/Chief Nursing Officer at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Va., the Navy’s premiere academic medical center. In that senior executive role she provided guidance and management for a 270 bed multi-specialty hospital, including 11 primary care clinics.
In recognition of her dedication and leadership, she has been honored with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award and the Military Health System Nurse of the Year Award.
Dixie earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., a Master of Science in Community Health Administration & Wellness Promotion from Independence University, Salt Lake City, Utah, and she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice-Nurse Executive from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
The Detroit Medical Center is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees. Located in Midtown Detroit, the DMC is affiliated with medical schools from Wayne State University and Michigan State University.
Detroit Medical Center’s record of service has provided medical excellence throughout the history of the Metropolitan Detroit area. From the founding of Children’s Hospital in 1886, to the creation of the first mechanical heart at Harper Hospital more than 50 years ago, to their compassion for the underserved, their legacy of caring is unmatched.