Chief Nursing Officer

Robert Whitton

Robert Whitton serves as chief nursing officer at Select Specialty Hospital. In this role, he brings a comprehensive background in nursing leadership, health care risk management and emergency medical services, supporting a strategic and operational approach to care delivery.

As a servant and transformational leader, Robert focuses on empowering frontline teams, strengthening accountability and advancing a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement. He is known for aligning clinical excellence with organizational strategy, driving sustainable outcomes and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across complex care environments. His leadership approach emphasizes developing people, optimizing systems and delivering patient-centered care.

Robert earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Herzing University and dual master’s degrees — a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in health care organizational leadership and a Master of Business Administration — from Grand Canyon University. He is board certified as a nurse executive (NE-BC), a critical care nurse (CCRN) and a certified professional in health care risk management (CPHRM).

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Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital, specializing in helping critically ill patients breathe, speak, eat, walk and think as independently as possible.