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Robyn Barriffe joins Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside as Chief Nursing Officer

Robyn Barriffe joins Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside as Chief Nursing Officer

Robyn Barriffe, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, has joined Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside as chief nursing officer.

Robyn has over two decades of nursing leadership experience and will bring an innovative, Mission-driven approach to our ministry.

Most recently, Robyn served as the chief nurse executive and vice president at Atrium Health Pineville Medical Center. She led the hospital’s successful recruitment and retention strategies, achieving a 38% reduction in contract labor while overseeing the opening of a new bed tower expansion and a third freestanding emergency department. She also strengthened community partnerships and cultivated an engaged employee culture that exceeded benchmarks.

Under Robyn’s leadership, Riverside will continue to build on its momentum as a vital healthcare resource.

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