Children’s Hospital New Orleans announced the internal appointment of Lindsey Casey, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, as the organization’s senior vice president and chief nursing officer.
Since 2018, Lindsey has served as Children’s Hospital’s assistant vice president, Hospital Operations, leading Children’s Hospital’s hospital-based services. In her tenure as AVP of Hospital Operations, Casey served as executive leader over lab, pharmacy, radiology, and rehabilitation services.
Casey has played an integral role in managing daily operations of the hospital through periods of growth, and through unprecedented challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricane recovery, and high census.
“Lindsey is an admired and trusted leader across the organization,” said John R. Nickens IV, president and chief executive officer at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. “She has a continuous focus on operational excellence, doing the right thing for kids, and supporting our team members in delivering expert care for our patients and families each and every day. I am incredibly proud of Lindsey, and her contributions to Children’s Hospital over the last 20 years.”
In her new role, Lindsey will serve as the executive over all practice areas of nursing, will support the organization’s strategic priorities, and will serve as executive leader over the hospital’s journey to achieve Magnet® Designation, the highest designation in nursing excellence. She will also serve as the service line executive for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and Neonatology, two of the hospital’s signature programs.
Casey began her career at Children's in 2001 as a nurse tech in the PICU. After graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from LSU Health New Orleans, she worked as a bedside caregiver for 10 years before rising to the role of PICU director. Lindsey served in this capacity for five years while simultaneously earning her Master of Science in Nursing from Loyola University New Orleans. She then took on the role of senior director of critical care with oversight of the CICU, NICU, PICU, Emergency Department, ECMO program, respiratory therapy, and advanced practice providers.