Outstanding Alum: Exceptional Professional Success
Robin McGuinness has a health care career spanning nearly four decades, during which her leadership has inspired many associates and patients.
Currently, she serves as the senior executive officer and chief nurse executive for AdventHealth’s West Florida division. In this capacity, she leads efforts to elevate the clinical nursing function to the highest level of excellence by developing well-planned and organized strategies for nursing and clinical services across 14 hospitals and one long-term acute care facility within the division.
After earning her Master of Science in Nursing from UHart, McGuinness continued her education and obtained a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Florida State University.
Her previous roles include director of the neuroscience unit and stroke program coordinator at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, and chief nursing officer at Florida Hospital Carrollwood. In Connecticut, she was a patient care manager at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven and director of surgical care at New Britain General Hospital. McGuinness’s advancement in her field is attributed to her leadership skills, which are applicable to both health care and other industries.
Now a Florida resident, she is a member of the Florida Center for Nursing Board of Directors and serves on multiple nursing advisory boards, including those for AdventHealth University and Lincoln Memorial University's Caylor School of Nursing.