Bill Ashland, R.N., recently was named director of Flagstaff Medical Center’s Trauma Services. Ashland has more than 25 years of trauma/nursing experience. Since joining FMC in 1998, Ashland worked as a certified flight nurse with Guardian Air, a division of Northern Arizona Healthcare, before serving as the manager of the Trauma Program for several years. Prior to joining FMC, Ashland was a trauma intensive care nurse and a registered respiratory therapist in Phoenix.

In 2005, Ashland won the Arizona State Emergency Nurses Association Nurse of the Year Award. The award was received based on his work with the Emergency Nurses Association, an association of professional nurses working toward advancements in emergency medicine; Emergency Nurses Cancel Alcohol Related Emergencies, a program teaching high school students the effects of drinking and driving; Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses, a program teaching nurses to work side-by-side with physicians in trauma care; and for involvement with other statewide trauma services programs.

FMC is one of eight state-designated Level 1 Trauma Centers and the only trauma center north of Phoenix. FMC was first named a Level 1 Trauma Center in 2005.  More than 1,500 trauma patients are cared for at FMC each year.

Lindy Turley, R.N., B.S.N., C.E.N., recently was named director of FMC’s Emergency Services. Turley joined FMC in 2003, working as a staff nurse. Since that time she has advanced in managerial roles in Emergency Services including charge nurse, clinical manager and interim director.   

                              Bill Ashland                                    Lindy Turley

FMC’s Emergency Services and Trauma Center care for more than 40,000 patients annually, and encompass trauma, emergency and pre-hospital patient care and a 23-hour observation unit.

Flagstaff Medical Center is a 270-bed, nonprofit hospital serving North Central Arizona. More than 2,000 professional and support staff are employed at FMC. The medical staff is comprised of nearly 200 physicians representing various medical specialties. FMC is a part of Northern Arizona Healthcare, which also serves patients through Verde Valley Medical Center, Northern Arizona Homecare and Hospice, Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona Healthcare, Heart & Vascular Center of Northern Arizona and Guardian Air.

To learn more about programs and services offered at Flagstaff Medical Center, visit FlagstaffMedicalCenter.com or call 928 779-3366.