Josie Politico Abboud, BSN’95, became the first woman and first nurse to lead Omaha’s Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital when she was named president and CEO this past fall.
Abboud started her career in banking, but felt called to nursing. She enrolled in and completed Creighton’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
“I knew that Creighton would give me what I was looking for,” Abboud says, “which was a way to enter health care in an accelerated fashion while at the same time grounding me with the foundation of Jesuit beliefs, values and education.”
Abboud began her nursing career at Methodist Hospital, working as a staff nurse in the intensive care unit. Prior to her current position, she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital.
