Holy Cross Hospital has named Christine Walker as Director of the Year. Walker serves as the director of marketing and public relations at the non-profit hospital.

The Director of the Year Award is presented to a staff member who demonstrates dedication each day to the mission of Holy Cross and its core values. After joining the Holy Cross team in 1999, Walker quickly became an invaluable member of the hospital’s community, exemplifying excellence in all aspects of her work and commitment to the organization.

“Christine is our one-woman marketing team who is extremely passionate and committed to our ministry,” said Doug Strong, interim president and CEO of Holy Cross. “Her knowledge of the complex healthcare industry, marketing and public relations expertise and her passion and commitment to Holy Cross makes Christine an outstanding choice for Director of the Year.”

Known for working late nights and weekends, Walker has been a model of consistency, hard work and excellence, efficiently juggling her variety of responsibilities along with a steady stream of special requests with grace and professionalism. She proudly represents Holy Cross Hospital to the community, physicians and associates.

Walker is also a Holy Cross Legacy Leader. She participated in the Legacy Institute, a program at the hospital that encourages personal reflection and the integration of the hospital’s mission and core values into everyday life, personally and professionally. The Legacy Institute develops and nurtures the spirituality of associates and educates and informs them of what it means to be part of a Catholic healthcare ministry. Legacy Leaders carry out the legacy of the Sisters of Mercy, founders of Holy Cross.

A Coral Springs resident, Walker was honored in 2019 as an Inspirational Women of Broward County by the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida. She is a graduate of the University of Florida and a former reporter for the Sun-Sentinel.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital is a full-service, non-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross Hospital has been named one of the top five hospitals in the Miami metro area and among the top 20 in the state in U.S. News and World Report's 2019-2020 Best Hospital rankings. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. To learn more about Holy Cross Hospital, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.