NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Jessica Rivera, MSN, RN, FACHE, has been named the vice president of hospital operations for Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. 

Rivera received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and Lean Six Sigma certification from the University of Michigan.

Joining Baptist Health with more than 20 years of operational experience, Rivera was most recently the CEO of Meridian Health in Houston, Texas. Prior to her service at Meridian Health, Rivera was COO/CNO at Memorial Hermann-Cypress in Cypress, Texas, where she oversaw the opening of the new hospital and subsequent expansion. 

Rivera has been a part of other leading health care systems such as HCA Healthcare, Honor Health and Providence Health prior to her time with Memorial Hermann.

At Baptist Health, Rivera will lead the North Little Rock hospital’s procedural-based departments, clinical support departments and ancillary services.