FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington Regional recently named Aaron Beckham, RN, as its new director of patient access. Beckham has more than 15 years of nursing experience and has been with Washington Regional since 2012. He previously served as a clinical nurse educator and registered nurse in the ICU at Washington Regional before taking on the role of interim director of patient access in February 2021.

Beckham holds a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University. He also earned designation as a Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) from the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN).