Michelle Shipe has been named safety director at Lane Regional Medical Center.
She is responsible for all safety, risk management and HIPAA privacy programs, including Environment of Care, emergency management and life safety compliance.
Shipe has more than 15 years of management experience and has held multiple positions at Lane since 2001, including secretary to department director, safety coordinator and environmental services director.
She has been involved in many committees and teams at the hospital, including Strive for 5, Environmental Rounding, Environment of Care, Emergency Preparedness, Patient Satisfaction and Furnishing Acquisitions. Michelle was the January 2006 Lane Employee of the Month.
“I am proud to be a part of the Lane family, where caring and compassion for our patients is top priority,” Shipe said. “It’s a place where people connect, care about each other and work together as a team for the betterment of our patients and our community.”
Shipe and her husband Bob live in Amite with their daughter. She has three children and three grandchildren.