Title: Nursing Administrator
Company: Beechwood Health Solutions LLC
Location: Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Judith Eileen Hicks, Nursing Administrator at Beechwood Health Solutions LLC, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Nurses for dedication, achievements, and leadership in health care.
Inspired to enter the nursing industry by her aunt, who was also a nurse, Ms. Hicks followed her example because she looked upon her aunt as a role model. Attending Saint Xavier University, Ms. Hicks received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1969, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1971. While working toward her master’s degree, she served as a staff nurse at Mercy Hospital in Chicago between 1969 and 1970, as well as a nursing supervisor from 1970 to 1973. Soon thereafter, she was a consultant for continuing education of the Illinois Nurses Association, a director of obstetrics-gynecology nursing at Prentice Women’s Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and vice president of nursing at Children’s Memorial Hospital between 1974 and 1986. The longtime president of Children’s Memorial Home Health, Inc., and Children’s Memorial Nursing Services for 15 years, she has since been acting as the chief executive officer of Beechwood Health Solutions LLC since 2009.
To remain abreast of developments in the nursing industry, Ms. Hicks maintains affiliation with the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the Women’s Healthcare Executive Network, the Illinois Health and Hospital Association and the Economic Club of Chicago. In light of her exceptional undertakings, she has been the recipient of numerous accolades, most recently including the George Kennedy Distinguished Service Award from Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in 2018 and the Esperanza Award from La Cata Norte from the Prevention of Homeless Children in 2017. Earlier in her career, she was the recipient of the Nursing Alumni of the Year Award from Saint Xavier University in 2007, having previously been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2006. She was also the recipient of the Jonas Salk Leadership Award from the March of Dimes in 1998.
Married to Laurence Joseph Hicks since 1969, Ms. Hicks has two children and two grandchildren. She has been selected for inclusion in multiple editions of Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Nursing, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who of American Women and Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America. In 2018, she was named a Worldwide Humanitarian and a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who.
For more information, please visit:
Contact Ms. Hicks:
