Shelly Johnson has been named associate vice president for administration at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. In the role, Johnson oversees facility operations, including Master Plan construction, with a commitment to overall patient experience and outcomes, according to an announcement last week from Riverside Health System.

Johnson spent the last five years as Director of Finance and then Senior Director of Operations at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester. She began work for Riverside 22 years ago, though her roots to the most comprehensive health facility in Hampton Roads date back even further than that: she was born there.

Johnson has spent the majority of her career at Walter Reed, moving from central registration into managerial roles. These have included Director of Patient Relations/Registration, then Revenue Cycle, then Finance in 2014. She became the Senior Director of Operations at Walter Reed in spring 2019 and began her current role at t...