Background
Salmons, Joanna was born on November 7, 1931 in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Walter Scott and Birdie Wilma (Jackson) Parker.
Salmons, Joanna was born on November 7, 1931 in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Walter Scott and Birdie Wilma (Jackson) Parker.
Registered Nurse, Florida Hospital School Nursing, 1954. Student, Southern Missionary College, 1979. Certified in health system management, Harvard University, 1980.
Certified in health system management, Yale University, 1985. Certified in health system management, Cornell, 1993. Bachelor of science in nursing, State University of New York, 1982.
Postgraduate, Trinity College.
Director of Nursing Larkin General Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1969-1974. Administrator Fort Walton Beach (Florida) Hospital, 1974-1975. Director surgical nursing Florida ZHosp., Orlando, 1976-1978.
Vice president professional standards Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt Corporation, 1978-1979, board directors, since 1986. Senior executive officer/community outreach Florida Hospital System, since 2000. Board directors Adventist Health Systems, Sunbelt, Health Management, Inc., Florida Hospital and Healthcare Systems, Inc., Health Management Group, Waterman Hospital, Eustis, Florida, Quest, Inc., Memorial Health Systems, since 2000, Ormond Beach, Florida, since 2000.
Senior executive officer clinical services Florida Hospital Medical Center, Orlando, 1979-1999, senior executive officer community outreach, since 2000. Director Health Care Management Corporation. Consultant in field.
Member A Thousand Plus committee American Cancer Society. Board directors Florida Hospital College Health Science, since 1991. Member National Association of Female Executives, American Association of University Women, National League Nursing, Florida Nurses Association (board directors 1980-1981, 83-84, Nurse of Year award district 8 1988, for Florida 1988, Nursing Administrator of Year 1988), American Heart Association, Association Retarded Children Orange County, Florida Hospital Association, American Nurses Association (certified nurse administrator), Florida Organization Nursing Executives, American Organization Nursing Executives (board directors), Adventist Health Care Executives (board directors 1986-1987), American Health Care Executives Association, Ventura Lakes Golf and Tennis Club, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 1998).
Married William L. Salmons, June 6, 1970. Children by previous marriage: Robert B. Morrow, Scott Alan Morrow.