Background
Cranfill, Virginia May was born on January 28, 1931 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Archie Lewis and Eva Dell (Martin) Fisher.
Cranfill, Virginia May was born on January 28, 1931 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Archie Lewis and Eva Dell (Martin) Fisher.
Graduate with honors School Practical Nursing, Hinsdale (Illinois) Hospital, 1964; student, South Florida Community College, Avon Park, 1971-1973; AS with honors, Polk Community College, Winter Haven, Florida, 1975; student, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, 1983-1984.
Emergency room nurse, Hinsdale Hospital, 1964-1965;
office receptionist, dental assistant, Doctor J.C. Trivett, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Madison, Tennessee, 1965-1966;
staff nurse, Little Creek Sanitarium and Hospital, Concord, Tennessee, 1966-1968;
office nurse, Doctor S.A. King, General Practice, 1973-1975;
assistant DON, Hillcrest Nursing Home, Avon Park, 1975;
charge nurse medical/surgical unit, Smyrna (Georgia) Hospital, 1976;
in-service director, Jellico (Tennessee) Cmty. Hospital, 1976-1977;
charge nurse maximum security infirmary, Avon Park Correctional Institution, 1978-1979;
charge nurse medical/surgical/orthopedic unit, Medical Center Hospital, Punta Gorda, Florida, 1979;
circulating surgical nurse, St. Helena Hospital, Deer Park, California, 1981-1982;
DON, Lake Wales (Florida) Convalescent Center, 1987-1988;
medicine nurse, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1968-1969;
surgery technician, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1969-1973;
circulating nurse, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1975-1976;
charge nurse medical/surgical unit, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1979-1981;
supervisory positions, coordinator nursing quality assurance, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1982-1987, 88-91;
coordinator medical quality assurance and utilization review, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1992;
case management coordinator, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1993;
physician liaison, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1994-1995;
internal auditor, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1996-1997;
retired, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Avon Park, 1997. Member of advisory board Home Health Agency, Sebring, Florida.
Assistant to physicians regarding rules and guidelines of Federal Government Health Care Finance Administration, since 1990. Participant various professional seminars and workshops.
Community instructor American Red Cross. Past volunteer Emergency Medical Technician and nurse Jellice Ambulance Service, volunteer Florida Hospital Heartland Division. Spiritual mentor Walker Memorial Junior Academy.
Deaconess, hostess, active in evangelism outreach Avon Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church, parish nurse, 2000, coordinator health clinic and lecturer Philippines mission, 2004. Member of American Board Quality Assurance Utilization Review Physicians, Inc, Florida Utilization Review Association, Florida Association Health Care Quality, Association Seventh-Day Adventist Nurses (board director, president-elect), National Association Health Care Quality, Case Management Society.
Married B. Charles Smith, August 3, 1949 (divorced November 1978). Children: Charles David Smith, Terry Lee Smith (deceased), Bruce Wayne Smith, Nancy Ann Smith Barnhurst. Married Bert D. Cranfill, October 1, 1981.