Karen Resh, DNP

Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care Services, North and East Region

Karen Resh, DNP, MBA, serves as chief nursing officer and vice president, patient care services at for Cone Health's North and East Region. As chief nursing officer she sets the tone for the hundreds of nurses working at Alamance Regional and Annie Penn Hospital.

Resh came to Alamance Regional and Annie Penn from Wesley Long Hospital where she was the executive director of nursing and patient care services. She joined Cone Health in 2009 and served in various leadership positions including leading the emergency department at Cone Health MedCenter High Point.

Resh earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from American Sentinel University (now American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University.) She holds Master of Business Administration and Master Health Administration degrees from Pfeiffer University. Resh earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from William Jewel College in Liberty, Missouri.

Resh was named a North Carolina Great 100 nurse in 1998. She is a graduate of the Executive Nurse Leadership Academy and is certified in executive nurse practice.

Resh is a member of Community Bible Church and a former board president of the YWCA of greater High Point.