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Nicole Eddins

Nicole Eddins, PharmD, Senior Director of Performance Excellence, has been with Mason Health since 2011. Nicole graduated from the University of Washington with a Pharmacy Doctorate in 2005. She started working at Mason General Hospital as a staff pharmacist in 2011 and in 2012 became the Pharmacy Director. Nicole previously served as the Senior Director of Ancillary Services as the Senior Director overseeing Pharmacy, Diagnostic Imaging, Lab, Culinary Nutrition Services, and Environmental Services. Nicole is a member of the Washington State Pharmacy Association. In her new role as the senior leader overseeing our path to excellence, Nicole’s new role will be to ensure that the Baldrige performance excellence framework is fully integrated into our organizational culture and decision making. She will also focus on the integration of best practices related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). To complement Nicole’s focus on the DEI concept and framework, her new position will also be heavily involved in the further development of the Shelton School District’s Health Sciences Academy. Outside of work, Nicole enjoys running, skiing, gardening, and being a mother to two beautiful daughters.

Health Care Champion 2021

Nicole Eddins, PharmD, was honored as a Health Care Champion by the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Thurston-Mason County Medical Society in August 2021. Click here or the video below to learn about her part in leading Mason Health's COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Health Care Champions

Left to right: Composite of Terri Gushee, RN, Mason Health Director of Population Health; Nicole Eddins, PharmD, Mason Health Senior Director of Performance Excellence; Dave Windom, Mason County Public Health Director; Lydia Buchheit, Mason County Public Health, Community Health Manager. Composite photo by Cooper Studios.
Individuals were photographed separately and with COVID-19 safety precautions.

Community Involvement

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From left, Senior Director of Ancillary Services, Nicole Eddins, PharmD, HOPE Garden Executive Director Rachel Uberman, Compliance Officer Laura Grubb, Chief Development and Communication Officer Jennifer Capps and Chief Nursing Officer Melissa Strong participate in gardening at the HOPE Garden on the Mason General Hospital campus.