Amy Forrest, RN, CCO, Compliance/Privacy Officer, Northwest Health System

Amy currently serves as Vice President of Compliance and Privacy for Northwest Health System and is a Certified Compliance Professional.

Graduating magna cum laude from Middle Tennessee State University in Nursing, Amy has over 30 years hospital experience, 20 of these in management positions.  She has received State and National awards for her contributions to Healthcare Education, has been published by the National League of Nursing and the American Hospital Association and is named as Who’s Who in Professional Nursing.

Amy joined Northwest Health System in 1991 and has served as VP with administrative duties of Education, Risk, Quality/Patient Safety, Health Information Management, Plant Operations, Medical Staff/Professional Services, Case Management and Pastoral Care and as Director of Human Resources.

Prior to coming to NHS, Amy had varied healthcare experience including Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of a psychiatric facility, CNO of Long Term Care facility, Community Leadership Consultant and Trainer and Director of Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation, as Certified Nurse Epidemiologist/Consultant to Dialysis, Inc. and Cardiac Intensive Care and Emergency Nursing.  Amy served as a Department Operations Coordinator (DOC) of Ethics & Compliance for Triad Hospitals, Inc 2003-07.

She has been Compliance Officer for Northwest Health System since 1997 and Privacy/Security Officer since 2003.

Amy lives in Rogers with her husband Michael and has four children.