Meet Nancy C. Cychol, Executive Vice President, Hospital Services

You may not know Nancy Cychol, but if you live in Fort Worth or Prosper, you've seen her work and the magic it brings.

As our first in a series honoring women in the workplace, we'd like to share a little about Cook Children's executive vice president and chief of hospital services. A key part of Cychol's job is to ensure the environments of our medical centers are safe and suitable for children. That means it also must be fun, or as we like to say at Cook Children's - magical.

After all, she's the woman behind the can't-miss annual Christmas lights display at Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth.

The vision of strong women like Ida Turner and Mrs. Cook continues to inspire us today. Their commitment to the children in our community, especially the most vulnerable, still serves as the foundation of the supportive and empowering environment we have today for the women at Cook Children’s. It’s an honor to be a part of a legacy where others can make a real difference in the lives of children and their families.

- Nancy Cychol executive vice president

From the spectacular holiday displays to the giant rocking chair statue she commissioned as a one-of-a-kind climb and play structure, Cychol is always thinking about how to make Cook Children's a place where kids can just be kids. As a long-time pediatric nurse and a self-proclaimed kid at heart, it comes naturally to her.

But along with the fun is a serious dedication to her work. Cychol can trace her dream of becoming a nurse to her own childhood when, at just 6 years old, she would draw pictures of herself as "Nurse Nancy." Fast forward to now and she's been taking care of kids and making them laugh and smile for more than four decades. First, as a pediatric ICU nurse in Indianapolis and, beginning in 1984, as the director of Cook Children's Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care units.

Today, "Nurse Nancy" is a part of the senior executive leadership team leading one of the largest pediatric health care systems in the country.

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