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Broughton Hospital
Morganton, NC

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William F. Brown, III serves as Broughton Hospital's Safety and Communications Director.  Mr. Brown began work at Broughton in June 1979 as a health care technician, followed by tours of duty as the supervisor of the laundry, a certified nursing assistant, and a patient relations representative.  He has served as Safety and Communications Director since 1993.   Mr. Brown's responsibilities include development and administration of the hospital's safety program, and oversight of the environment of care functions of safety, fire safety, security, emergency management, and hazardous materials and waste.   Duties in communications include coordination of the hospital's radio network, pager operations, and cell phones.  Mr. Brown serves on the hospital's Safety and Health Committee, Performance Improvement Function Committee, Environment of Care Function Committee, Human Resources Function Committee, Healthy Opportunities Please Employees (HOPE) Committee, Crisis Management Team Committee, and is a member of the Hospital Management Team.  He also represents Broughton Hospital on the Burke County Emergency Medical Services Quality Review Committee and the Burke County Homeland Security Committee. 

William Brown

Safety Director

Mr. Brown has twenty-three years of service with the Oak Hill Fire/Rescue Department. He was one of the founding members of the Burke County Search and Rescue Team and is a graduate of the U.S. Justice Department's Weapons of Mass Destruction "COBRA" Incident Commander's School. Mr. Brown is a native of Burke County, and lives in the Oak Hill Community. He is married and has four children and two grandchildren. Mr. Brown sums up his work philosophy by saying: "My early work career on the ward and with the patients provides me with a unique perspective of how management decisions affect the segment of the hospital that shoulders the greatest burden of the work; and my family's association with the hospital since the early 1900's has given me a sense of ownership in this institution. I have always taken great pride in assisting to provide quality care to our patients.  Broughton Hospital is truly a great place to work."

Persons wishing to contact Mr. Brown by telephone or e-mail may do so using the following: 828-433-2510;  William.Brown@ncmail.net

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Broughton Hospital,  1000 South Sterling St.,  Morganton, NC 28655

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