She has been a Registered Nurse for 13 years. She joined University Health System in 2004 as a staff nurse in the Emergency Center. While in the Emergency Center Kim led several patient centered care committees including the Customer Service Committee and Patient Through Put Committee. In 2013 she was promoted to Patient Care Coordinator/Nurse Manager in the Emergency Center and worked towards transforming that department’s culture to a patient centric one. Kim is a native San Antonian and has been married for 24 years to her husband Scott. Together they have two sons.