Weir
INDIANAPOLIS – Sherry Weir has been appointed manager of infection prevention for Franciscan Health Central Indiana. In that role, she oversees all programs and protocols designed to protect the health of patients and staff at hospitals in Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel.
She most recently served as an infection preventionist for Franciscan and is a National Healthcare Safety Network expert, monitoring and tracking real-time communicable disease data to share with clinicians, hospital leadership and public health agencies. Prior to that, she was a manager of nursing resources, patient care coordinator and staff nurse.
A member of the hospital’s infection prevention team since 1994, Weir has worked a variety of roles, such as conducting safety rounds with medical and support units. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been responsible for daily data collection and maintaining departmental records. Further, she has been a key member of the COVID-19 Incident Command Center and has regularly updated employees on disease trends at virtual town hall meetings.
Weir, who is board-certified in infection control, earned her undergraduate degree at the Indiana University School of Nursing.
