Bridegroom and Gard Earn Professional Certification
Donna Bridegroom, BSN, RN, QI/Care Continuum Department, is now a certified
case manager (CCM) as awarded by the Commission for Case Manager Certification.
The 28-year Marion Health employee earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing
from Indiana Wesleyan University. Bridegroom resides in Greentown with
her husband Ed. They have two married daughters, Aubrey and Meghan, and
nine grandchildren. She enjoys attending car shows and festivals with
her husband. “This was the first job I ever had in 1972 as a student,”
she says. “It feels like home, a family atmosphere.”
Melinda Gard, BSN, RNC-NIC, Family Birthing Center, is now certified in
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing from The National Certification Corporation
(NCC). A 12-year Marion Health employee, Gard earned her bachelor’s degree
in nursing from Ball Melinda State University, Muncie, IN. She also brings
8 years of experience in a level 3 NICU. Gard lives in Marion with her
husband Kurt, sons Jackson and Dylan, and daughter Maggie. Her hobbies
and interests include long walks with her family, reading, cooking and
canning, crafts, and spending as much time as she can with her children.
“I enjoy the opportunity to be part of a team serving the needs
of my community,” she says.