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Cape Fear Valley is a 765-bed regional health system serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina, with more than 935,000 patients annually. A private not-for-profit organization and the state’s 9th largest health system, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center and Bladen County Hospital.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Akins Appointed Cardiology Director

FAYETTEVILLE – Renee Akins, RN, BSN, MBA, has been appointed Cardiac Service Line Director at Cape Fear Valley Health.

The Georgia native has more than 19 years of healthcare experience and an extensive background in Cardiology.

She previously served as Executive Director of Cardiac Services at WellStar Health System in Atlanta, Ga., overseeing invasive and non-invasive cardiac departments at WellStar’s Cobb and Douglas hospitals. She was also an Assistant Vice President of the Emergency Department at the Cobb facility.

Prior to that, she served as a Medical Affairs Specialist with Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company, working with 24 interventional cardiology labs in Florida and Georgia.

Akins received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga. She received her M.B.A. from American Intercontinental University in Dunwoody, Ga.

In her new position, Akins will oversee cardiac, interventional, diagnostic and rehabilitative procedures and surgeries performed through the Heart & Vascular Center.

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