Nashville General’s Veronica Elders on the safety-net hospital’s future

Dr. Veronica Elders, the newly named CEO of Nashville General Hospital, is a nurse first, she told Post sister publication the Nashville Scene. With nearly 30 years of experience in the medical field, she was appointed chief nursing officer of Nashville General — the city’s safety-net hospital — just one month before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

Elders also stepped into the role of interim CEO during a trying time. Her predecessor Joseph Webb resigned after the hospital board voted not to renew his contract in February 2025, following an audit finding that the hospital’s leadership had approved more than $4 million in contracts without seeking board approval.

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