Heather Chung, RN, MSN, PhD, NE-BC

Heather Chung, RN, MSN, PhD, NE-BC

Senior System Director of Psychiatry - Houston Methodist Hospital

As Houston Methodist Senior System Director of Psychiatry, Heather provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Nursing Service and Quality on nursing and regulatory issues that impacts behavioral health patient care across 8 hospitals in the system. She collaborates with leadership to plan for current and emerging behavioral health care needs for Houston and the surrounding communities. Prior to becoming a System Director of Psychiatry Heather was Associate Chief of Nursing at the flag ship hospital where she served as Co-Chair for the readmission committee and subject matter expert for falls. For 10 years she leads Nursing operations for a 24-bed inpatient Psychiatric Unit and DSRIP system multi-million-dollar grant program for transitions in care. Dr. Chung received a Doctor of Nursing from Texas Woman’s University and is board certified as a Nurse Executive, Advanced. She has published several articles and is an editor for Signa Theta, Tau Journal. She serves as an adjunct faculty for Chamberlain School of Nursing and is also a mentor for those in the health profession.