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Kristan M. Murray

Kristan M. Murray MHA, FACHE

Interim Deputy Executive Director

VA Palo Alto health care

Ms. Murray was appointed Interim Deputy Executive Director at VA Palo Alto health care on September 11, 2024.

In this role, she will oversee all administrative services and functions within the health care system, with direct oversight of two Associate Directors, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Engineering, Fiscal, Integrity and Compliance, Research Compliance, and the Office of Facility Planning and Development. As a member of the executive leadership team, Ms. Murray is responsible for the comprehensive assessment of health care system operational needs in concert with VA policies and regulations, and under the scrutiny of Veterans Service Organizations, Congressional Offices, internal and external inspection bodies, and local community groups covering a large geographical area.

Ms. Murray joins us from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Southern Nevada Healthcare System where she served as Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer. In that capacity, she provided oversight of Fiscal, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Operations and Emergency Management. She also served as the facility’s liaison with Human Resources, AFGE and NCO-21 (Contracting).

For over 17 years, she has served in various positions of increasing responsibility at several VA facilities across the country including Human Resources Officer, Assistant Director, and Associate Director.

Ms. Murray is a native of Charleston, SC. She holds a Master of Health Administration degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Columbia College (SC) and is board certified as a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.