Frank Bradtke is the new assistant vice president of patient care services at Methodist Hospital’s Northlake Campus in Gary.
He brings more than 30 years of nursing leadership experience to the post. Bradtke most recently served as chief nursing officer and chief clinical officer at Vibra Hospital of Northwestern Indiana in Merrillville.
Bradtke also has held leadership positions at Chicago Family Health Center, Advocate Trinity Hospital and Ingalls Memorial Hospitals. His areas of expertise include patient experience, integration of technology in clinical care, nurse engagement and professional development, nursing operations and physician relations.
Bradtke earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice-Leadership degree from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, a Master of Science in Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Indiana University Northwest.
Bradtke also is nursing executive advanced board certified by the American Nurse Credentialing Center and is certified in executive nursing practice by the American Organization of Nurse Executives Credentialing Center.
