From staff reports
Kevin Amick was appointed as the new director of the Butler VA Health Care System and will officially be on-site at the main facility on Monday, April 27, according to a VA news release.
He will oversee a health care facility that employs more than 800 people, serves more than 26,000 veterans and has an operating budget of $110 million.
Amick previously served as the associate director at the Durham Health Care Center in Durham, North Carolina. His service to the Veterans Health Administration began in 2010, serving in various positions at the Durham facility and at the Hampton VA Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Amick also served as a chief hospital corpsman, among other roles, in the Navy Hospital Corps during a 21-year naval career.
Amick holds a master’s degree in health administration and human resource management from Strayer University and a bachelor’s degree in health science from Old Dominion University.
He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.