GRMC Names New Lab Director

Grinnell Regional Medical Center has selected Vicky Norrish to lead the laboratory department. Norrish has been the GRMC corporate integrity manager since April 2015. Norrish has 15 years of hospital-based healthcare experience. She earned a bachelor of science degree from South Dakota State University in microbiology and medical technology. She previously worked in the GRMC lab from November 2009 to October 2011, mostly during nights and weekends. She has also worked at Skiff Medical Center, where she began in the laboratory department and then advanced to quality management and infection control specialist. She also served as the risk management specialist at Skiff before shifting to a split position as the corporate compliance manager at GRMC and Knoxville Hospital and Clinics.

“Vicky brings excellent leadership and technology knowledge to this position,” says Dave Ness, GRMC vice-president. “Her experience in infection prevention and corporate compliance, combined with her laboratory experience, fits the rapidly changing work environment in today’s health systems. She has been part of the GRMC culture and also brings experiences from other facilities.”

Norrish has a strong passion for healthcare. “In high school, I was in a near fatal car accident. Afterwards, I just knew I wanted to work in healthcare. I started a microbiology degree in college and then had a year-long internship at a laboratory. This sealed my desire to work in the laboratory.”

“GRMC is a great hospital and I enjoy working here,” Norrish says.

Norrish grew up in Waubay, SD. She currently lives in Kellogg with her husband Rick, and two children, Owen and Olivia. When not working, she enjoys jogging, reading, watching her kids’ activities, and the Minnesota Twins.