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Melissa Dean is the Director of Health Equity & Community Partnerships at Mercy Medical Center, where she leads the development, integration, and sustainability of initiatives focused on addressing social determinants of health and advancing health equity for the patients and communities Mercy serves. She has 12+ years of experience in community benefit. Prior to this role, Melissa worked as a staff nurse, nurse manager in the operating room, and held leadership roles in patient relations, volunteer services, and gift shop departments. Melissa earned her BSN from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, and her MSN and MBA from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
Melissa Dean, MSN, MBA
Director, Mission Outreach and Community Benefit
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Melissa Dean is the Director of Health Equity & Community Partnerships at Mercy Medical Center, where she leads the development, integration, and sustainability of initiatives focused on addressing social determinants of health and advancing health equity for the patients and communities Mercy serves. She has 12+ years of experience in community benefit. Prior to this role, Melissa worked as a staff nurse, nurse manager in the operating room, and held leadership roles in patient relations, volunteer services, and gift shop departments. Melissa earned her BSN from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, and her MSN and MBA from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.