Sarah Fredrickson MHA

Ms. Sarah Fredrickson currently serves as the Interim Chief Operations Officer/Associate Director for the Durham VA Medical Center, where she provides strategic leadership and oversight for facility operations, supporting the delivery of VA health care services to Veterans throughout the region. With over 16 years of dedicated service in the Veterans Health Administration, Ms. Fredrickson brings a wealth of experience in health care administration, government procurement and acquisitions, contracting, inventory management, patient scheduling, supply chain management, and employee development.

Most recently, Ms. Fredrickson served as Assistant Director and Lead Administrator for the Greenville Health Care Center and the Morehead City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, overseeing operations and delivery of care to more than 19,000 Veterans in rural Eastern North Carolina. Her leadership was instrumental in sustaining uninterrupted operations and ensuring access to care during two COVID-19 surges.

Ms. Fredrickson began her VA career in 2009 as a STEP student in the Business Office at the Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Health Care System. She later advanced to the role of Prosthetics Representative and then Chief of Prosthetics at the Illiana VA Health Care System before joining the Durham VA Health Care System in 2018 as Chief of Prosthetics. In 2020, she became the Associate Administrator at the Greenville Health Care Center, and by 2022, she had assumed the role of Assistant Director/HCC Administrator, overseeing operations for the Eastern North Carolina Catchment area.

Her professional strengths include developing supervisory education and training programs, advancing employee experience and engagement, and improving customer experience. Ms. Fredrickson holds an Associate Degree in Psychology and Sociology, a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science, and a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration.