Baptist Health announced the promotions of two Baptist Health corporate fellows to new positions within the healing ministry.
Destiney Walker has been named director of business operations for patient navigation. Randon Carlton is now director of hospital operations for Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart and Baptist Health Medical Center-Heber Springs.
Walker earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education and Promotion from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Prior to Baptist Health, Walker worked for four years at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the nursing service line for UAMS’ outpatient clinic and research institute.
In her new role, Walker leads clinical operations of a soon-to-open Little Rock pregnancy clinic as well as the growth and expansion of future pregnancy clinics improving prenatal care access in Arkansas. She works directly with the Baptist Health corporate vice president of women’s and children’s services in strategic planning and implementation of maternal navigation; a comprehensive strategy to expand access to prenatal care; and other women and children’s initiatives.
Carlton earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Before joining Baptist Health, Carlton worked at UAMS for two years, supporting three service lines – neurology, med-surg, and respiratory therapy – while also managing their budgets and productivity reports.
In his new role, Carlton will be working directly with the regional hospital presidents, while overseeing daily operations of the Heber Springs and Stuttgart hospitals. This includes managing and developing staff, ensuring budget/productivity goals are met, and maintaining compliance and quality assurance, while also working to execute strategic regional initiatives.