Alumni Story
Distinguished Alumni
Kevin Poitinger, M.S.S., B.S.N., RN, NE-BC
The University of Toledo College of Nursing is excited to announce the 2022 Distinguished
Alumni, Kevin Poitinger.
Kevin Poitinger, M.S.S., B.S.N., RN, NE-BC serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. In this capacity he is responsible for leading the state’s largest private Behavioral Health hospital and managing all operations. He is also a decorated U.S. Air Force Colonel.
Mr. Poitinger knew he was interested in nursing because of the amount of sports injuries he received as an active, risk-taking child. Many of these injuries ended in Emergency Room visits. In these visits, Mr. Poitinger remembers that many times, it was the same male nurse who took care of him. He was always interested in the tasks and processes the nurse would complete during his visits. This, in addition to the advertisements he and his father saw about males in nursing and the competitive pay nurses receive, sealed his decision.
Mr. Poitinger is a first generation college graduate and paid his way through college himself. He gravitated to the University programs rather than RN diploma programs because he knew he’d have to return to school for true advancement if he received the RN diploma. He knows he made the right decision and was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force after earning his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) from UToledo. He went on to earn his Master’s in Human Resource Management from Webster University and Master’s of Strategic Studies from Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
“UToledo was the foundation of my nursing career. It gave me the tools necessary to be successful. It also provided me with the environment to learn, work with, and accept people who don’t think the way I do.” - Mr. Kevin Poitinger
Mr. Poitinger thinks of nursing as a natural leadership position, working with LPNs, technicians, small teams, and others. It is important for nurses to be strong leaders and build more prepared teams to provide excellent patient care. As far as plans for the future, Mr. Poitinger plans to continue to prepare his executive team for long-term success and simultaneously continue his professional growth and development.