Kara Rother named chief nursing officer for Mercy in Oklahoma City

Kara Rother, a local nurse and health care executive with 18 years of experience, is Mercy’s new top nurse in Oklahoma City.

Rother will lead 1,700 Mercy nurses in the Oklahoma City metro beginning July 21.

“It’s the honor of my career to be entrusted to work with a team of such dedicated and compassionate nurses,” said Rother. “I’m excited to work in a city I love serving patients who are my neighbors. Whether it’s in our hospital or our clinics, Mercy nurses serve so many families here in Oklahoma City. Providing them with the best possible care is what motivates us.”

Born in Okarche into the Eischen family of the bar and fried chicken fame, Rother is married with three sons. Through marriage she’s also related to Blessed Stanley Rother.

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