Nacogdoches, TX... December 20, 2006: Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Marvis (Ed) Price, BSN, MBA, RN to the position of Chief Clinical Officer.
Ed has been a nurse for 25 years and comes to NMC from Tenet’s corporate office in Dallas where he served as the Senior Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations. Prior to holding his position with Tenet he served as Chief Nursing Officer at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California and is a retired Major from the United States Air Force.
He earned his BSN from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana and his MBA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Ed will be responsible for the oversight of patient care at Nacogdoches Medical Center and will be an advocate for quality care and nurses.
Gary Stokes, chief executive officer of NMC commented, “I look forward to a bright future as Ed completes our senior management team. His many years of experience will be valuable to Nacogdoches Medical Center as we continue to expand the level of services we are able to provide to the Nacogdoches Community.” 

Ed stated, “I am thrilled to join the team at Nacogdoches Medical Center. It is a great hospital with a great staff in a wonderful town. I look forward to working with the clinical staff to continue to strive for excellence in quality patient care. My family and I are very excited to become Nacogdoches Residents and look forward to becoming active members of the community.”
Ed is a native of Louisiana and is married to Dawna Price. Together they have four children – Joshua, Jacob Ryan and Emily.

Nacogdoches Medical Center, part of Tenet Texas, is a 150-bed acute care hospital located at 4920 Northeast Stallings Drive. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Nacogdoches community for 30 years. Nacogdoches Medical Center provides a broad spectrum of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular services, emergency medical services, neurosciences, orthopedics, cancer services, Women’s and Children’s Center, Chest Pain Center, and a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center. The hospital also offers pulmonary services, sleep studies, and transfusion-free medicine. Nacogdoches Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. Nacogdoches Medical Center has a sister facility, Shelby Regional Medical Center in Center, TX and houses the Surgery Center of Nacogdoches on its campus to provide same day surgeries and diagnostic testing. To learn more about Nacogdoches Medical Center, visit www.nacmedicalcenter.com.