Kimberly J. Carney DNP
Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive
VA Northern California health care
Dr. Kimberly Carney was appointed Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive of the VA Northern California Health Care System on March 1, 2021.
Dr. Kimberly Carney brings over 30 years of health care experience in the private, public, state, tribal, and federal sectors, with clinical and administrative expertise in medical, OB/GYN, oncology, surgery, pain management, research, outpatient surgery, primary and ambulatory care, diabetes, geriatrics, long-term acute care, and women’s health.
She received her undergraduate degree from Loma Linda University; a Master’s in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from California State University, Long Beach; a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chatham University; and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Carney's public service includes roles at VA Loma Linda as Director of Compensation and Pension, Chief of Community Care, Acting ADPCS/NE, Women’s Health Medical Director in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and High Reliability Champion for VISN 21. She has served as President-Elect for the Coachella Valley Chapter, Region 21, California Association of Nurse Practitioners, and as an Advisory Committee Member for the revision of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing Interpretive Statements. Dr. Carney is a graduate of the 2015 VA Leadership Development Institute and the 2019 VA Health Care Leadership Institute.