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  Derick Ziegler, administrator and chief executive officer
  Mike Perryman, chief financial officer
  Kyle Armstrong, assistant administrator
  Teresa Vinson, director of quality and review services
  Cheryl Mink, director of ancillary services
  James Caldwell, chief nursing officer
  Nicky Thomas director of human resources
  Mike Osment, chaplain and director of pastoral care


Derick Ziegler Derick Ziegler
administrator and chief executive officer

Derick Ziegler became administrator and CEO of Baptist Union City in August 2008. Before coming to Baptist, he spent 23 years in health care administration for the United States Army. Most recently, he served as deputy commander for administration — a position equivalent to chief operating officer — of Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ziegler earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology and sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. He received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in health care administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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Mike Perryman Mike Perryman
chief financial officer

Chief financial officer Mike Perryman began his service with the hospital in 1976 as finance director for Obion County General. After the hospital became Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, Perryman served as assistant administrator from 1989-1993 and administrator and chief executive officer from 1993-2006. Perryman earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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Kyle Armstrong Kyle Armstrong
assistant administrator

Kyle Armstrong is the assistant administrator at Baptist Union City.

He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he received a bachelor’s degree in public relations and business administration. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a second master’s degree from UAB in health care administration.

Prior to joining the team at Baptist Union City, Armstrong completed an administrative fellowship with Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis.

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Teresa Vinson Teresa Vinson
director of quality and review services

Teresa Vinson has been with the hospital since 1969. As the director of quality and review services, she is responsible for organization-wide initiatives including quality improvement, strategic planning and JCAHO accreditation. Vinson oversees health information management, admission, PBX, medical management and medical staff activities. She is a registered health information technician with the American Health Information Management Association.

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Cheryl Mink Cheryl Mink
director of ancillary services

Cheryl Mink, a registered nurse, has been at Baptist Union City since 1982. Mink has served in a variety of capacities at the hospital, including operating room supervisor and director of surgery, before assuming her current position. Prior to coming to Baptist, she worked with Obion County General Hospital for 10 years. Mink was in the first class of nurses to graduate from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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James Caldwell James Caldwell
chief nursing officer

Prior to being named chief nursing officer in 2003, James Caldwell was the CNO for Baptist Memorial Hospital in Blytheville, Ark. He received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Arkansas State University and a master’s in nursing from the University of Phoenix.

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Nicky Thomas Nicky Thomas
director of human resources

Nicky Thomas is the director of human resources for Baptist Union City. Thomas earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Memphis. Before coming to Baptist, she was the director of human resources at Heckethorn Manufacturing in Dyersburg, Tenn.

She resides in Newbern with her husband David and sons Evan and Ty.


Mike Osment Mike Osment
chaplain and director of pastoral care

Mike Osment serves as Baptist Union City’s chaplain and director of pastoral care. Osment provides a ministry of presence and comfort to those in bereavement and crisis situations. Before he was named chaplain and director of pastoral care, Osment was a chaplain at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, Miss. He received his master of divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C.

Last modified: 2/5/2010


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