Cindy A. Stout, long-time El Pasoan and former Chief Nursing Officer for University Medical Center, has been named Chief Executive Officer for El Paso Children's Hospital.
The announcement came Wednesday afternoon following a meeting of the Board of Directors for El Paso Children's Hospital.
Mark Amox, who served as President and CEO for the Children's Hospital, is leaving the hospital to pursue other business opportunities. He served as President and CEO for the Children's Hospital since October of 2016.
Stout comes to the Children's Hospital after a long career in El Paso healthcare. Prior to her role as Chief Nursing Officer at University Medical Center, Stout was Chief Nursing Officer at Del Sol Medical Center and also served as Chief Nursing Executive for Las Palmas/Del Sol Healthcare.
She is a member of the Adjunct Faculty for the University of Texas at El Paso and serves on the Advisory Boards of UTEP's School of Nursing and the Texas Tech Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, and on the Nursing Advisory Committees for El Paso Community College Nursing and Dona Ana Community College. She also serves on numerous other community and civic boards and committees. Stout earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Duke University.
"I am honored to serve in this position and am extremely proud to be a part of an organization that represents something so very special in this community," said Stout. "El Paso Children's Hospital is dedicated to providing the best possible pediatric care, research, and education in the Borderplex region, and I am committed to making sure we deliver on that mission." Stout said she will be meeting with groups and individuals from the hospital staff as well as with partners and doctors in the coming days to outline her plans and operating goals for the Children's Hospital.
Dr. Steven Ross, an El Paso pediatric radiology specialist, said the appointment of Stout to head El Paso Children's Hospital is a good move by the hospital board.