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title: "Providence's next North Division chief brings ICU nurse lessons to role"
description: "Kristy Carrington, BSN, RN, will become chief executive of Providence's North Division on Aug. 24, succeeding Kevin Brooks, who is moving to lead Providence Clinical Shared Services, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Carrington has led Providence Swedish in North Puget Sound since August 2022, overseeing Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Swedish Edmonds, and the Swedish Mill Creek Ambulatory Care Center."
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date_published: 2026-08-18T14:23:53.618Z
date_label: August 18, 2026
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# Providence's next North Division chief brings ICU nurse lessons to role

*[Kristy Carrington, BSN, RN](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/100195380), will become chief executive of [Providence's](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/138291) North Division on Aug. 24, succeeding Kevin Brooks, who is moving to lead Providence Clinical Shared Services, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Carrington has led Providence Swedish in North Puget Sound since August 2022, overseeing Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Swedish Edmonds, and the Swedish Mill Creek Ambulatory Care Center.*

Carrington joined Providence in 2015 as director of acute care at Swedish First Hill in Seattle and later served as chief nursing officer and in regional and divisional nursing executive roles. Before that, she was director of nursing at Keck Medical Center of USC in Los Angeles. In her new role, she will oversee Providence Swedish in Western Washington and Providence Alaska.

In an interview with Becker's, Carrington said her bedside nursing background continues to shape her leadership, particularly in prioritizing patient-centered care when competing demands arise. She emphasized focusing on access, quality, caregiver support, and financial sustainability, and said she plans to start by listening and learning across the division's distinct markets before standardizing practices. She also noted the importance of adapting operational improvements to local contexts and keeping patients at the center of decisions.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/the-icu-lessons-providences-next-north-division-chief-executive-still-uses/)

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