She comes to the Veterans Health Administration having retired from 30 years of active military service with the United States Navy.

Ms. Vedral-Baron’s last military assignment was as the Director of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, VA for which she was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal. During her service she earned the Legion of Merit (three awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards) and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (five awards).

Ms. Vedral-Baron has the distinction of being the only US Navy Hospital Commanding Officer to lead teams to a total of five Military Health System Patient Safety Awards. Ms. Vedral-Baron was selected as a Fellow by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2011 and achieved Fellow status in the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2016. She maintains certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY: 2014 – 2016 Director, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA 2013 – 2014 Assistant Deputy Chief, Medical Operations, USN Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, VA 2012 – 2013 Chief of Staff, Navy Medicine National Capital Region, Bethesda, MD 2010 – 2012 Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Pensacola, FL 2008 – 2010 Executive Officer, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL 2007 – 2008 Executive Assistant to the Navy Surgeon General, Washington DC 2005 – 2007 Executive Assistant to the Commander, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD EDUCATION: 1996 Masters Adult Health Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1986 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL