VIP Biography for
Geraldine E. Tremé, RN, CPUR

	Geraldine E. Tremé, RN, CPUR
Industry	Healthcare
Title	R.N., CPUR, Utilization Review Coordinator
Expertise	Utilization Review, resource management
Current Organization	Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Type of Organization	Hospital
Major Product	Patient care
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	A.A.S., Nursing, Seminole Junior College; B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1988
Born	September 29, 1946, Butte Falls, Oregon
Honors & Awards	Named as one of the Great Women of the 21st Century in 2004; Named as a Woman of the Year in 2005
Hobbies & Sports	Visiting with grandchildren, oil painting, unique handcrafted jewelry, gardening
Work History	Entered healthcare in 1972 as a nurse's aide, then entered nursing school; Began working as a graduate nurse, then a registered nurse after passing Boards; Worked as a staff nurse on the 3-11 shift and taught the clinical aspects of nursing to LVN students from 6-2 for a vocational school in Oklahoma; During this period was working part time on bachelors degree; Began travel nursing in 1989 and worked as a staff nurse in the neonatal area in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, Kansas and Arizona; Also held nursing licenses in Missouri and the United Kingdom; Started a travel assignment in McAllen, Texas in 1994 and signed on as staff at the completion of assignment; Went from staff to Patient Care Coordinator, to Interim Director then to Director of Maternal Child; Also served as Interim Director for the hospital's rehab facility, while attached to the Resource Management Dept.; In resource management, she coordinates the activities for utilization review for the facility as well as doing insurance reviews; Reports to the Director of Resource Management, the Chief Financial Officer and the Medical Director of Utilization and the Medical Executive Committee
Children	James K. Farris, 38; Grandchildren: Joshua, 17; Jessica, 14; Justin, 11
Spouse	Richard A. Spriggs; Maiden name: Tremé
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