Iris Taylor is the former president and CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center. Taylor has previously served as chair of the Detroit Public Schools Community District School Board.
Iris is currently the Director of Nursing for the City of Detroit.
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Mayor appoints former hospital CEO Dr. Iris Taylor to be Director of Nursing
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced recently two important additions to his administration: the appointment of veteran municipal financial expert and former State Treasurer Jay Rising as the city’s acting Chief Financial Officer [CFO] and the hiring of former Detroit Receiving Hospital CEO Dr. Iris Taylor to be the director of Nursing at the Detroit Health Department.
Former hospital CEO tapped as Detroit's lead public health nurse
Iris Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, former CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, was tapped as nursing director for the Detroit Health Department, according to a Jan. 12 news release from the city mayor's office. Mayor Mike Duggan said Dr. Taylor will be the lead public health nurse for the department overseeing clinical operations, including the management of staff, procedures related to clinical programs and public outreach.