Kathrine Hardy APN
Interim Associate Director Patient Care Services / Nurse Executive
VA Alaska health care
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Kathrine Hardy was appointed the Interim Associate Director Patient Care Services / Nurse Executive of the Alaska VA Healthcare Systems on July 15, 2024.
Prior to her appointment, Kathrine Hardy served as the Chief of Employee Occupational Health at the AVAHS.
Kathrine graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, RN, from Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. She returned to school, Murray State University, Murray, KY, and graduated in 2000 with her Master’s in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked a combination of Family Practice, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine for more than 24 years.
She is a Combat Veteran, having served in the United States Army Reserves as an Administrative Assistant, then the United States Army as a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic and door gunner during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She received several awards, one of which is her Air Medal.
In 2018 she was awarded Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the State of Alaska Nursing Association.