OU Health names chief officer for children’s services - Journal Record

OKLAHOMA CITY – OU Health has named Kendal Pinkston as the system's new chief administrative officer of children's services.

Pinkston has previously served as chief operating officer at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health and as vice president of operations for Oklahoma Children's Hospital. Among accomplishments, she provided oversight for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit expansion, cardiac cath lab upgrades, and development and growth of children's cardiovascular surgery and neurosciences clinical services. She has overseen more than $60 million of capital projects at Oklahoma Children's Hospital.

In her new role, she will oversee pediatric inpatient services, including women and newborn services at Oklahoma Children's Hospital and across the integrated academic health system. Her role will include strategic initiatives to advance children's services and business operations.

Pinkston joined OU Health in 2006 after completing a master's degree in health administration. She has served on the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities Oklahoma City since 2017 and served as a health professions educator at Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

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