Lisa Dahin Ross was the Director of Midwifery Services at the Center from 1994-1998.

 

A native of Clarksville, TN, Lisa was a nurse-practitioner and a nurse-midwife who helped establish the first freestanding birth center in Tennessee.

 

She was a huge proponent for licensure and accreditation for birth centers and worked to ensure quality services were delivered to patients. Lisa caught more than 1,000 babies in her career.

 

In 1998, she received the NACC Professional Achievement Award in recognition of her exemplary practice as a birth center midwife and her continuing contributions to the field.