From the bedside to the boardroom —
and back into the room where it matters.
Myrtle Roy has spent more than two decades navigating healthcare from its most demanding vantage points: the emergency department floor, the multi-site operations center, the executive conference table, and the legal consulting room. What connects every chapter of that career is a single standard — that healthcare should be delivered with rigor, accountability, and genuine respect for the people it serves.
The career arc
Myrtle began her career as a bedside registered nurse, working across medical-surgical units, medical telemetry, emergency departments, and high-acuity trauma settings over more than two decades of clinical practice. That’s not a résumé line — it’s a specific kind of education. Working in emergency and trauma settings teaches you how systems perform under pressure, where hand offs break down, and what the difference looks like between an organization that has its clinical house in order and one that doesn’t.
That clinical foundation led naturally into operations. Myrtle transitioned into healthcare leadership and eventually into a senior regional role overseeing multi-site urgent care and ambulatory services across Northern Virginia — accountable for access, throughput, workforce performance, quality outcomes, and financial results across a network of facilities operating in a high-demand market. She also earned an MBA and her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification along the way, adding structured management discipline to two decades of clinical instinct.
She is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Evidentia Legal Nursing Group, a specialized legal nurse consulting practice serving plaintiff and defense attorneys in medically complex litigation. Evidentia was built on the same conviction that runs through all of Myrtle’s work: that clinical standards exist for a reason, and that the gap between what care should look like and what is actually delivered is always worth examining carefully.
“Every patient deserves care that meets the standard — and every attorney deserves to know exactly when it didn’t.”
Today, Myrtle brings that accumulated perspective — bedside nurse, regional operations executive, legal consulting principal, author, and speaker — to the conversations healthcare organizations and professional forums are ready to have. About access. About accountability. About what it actually takes to lead complex systems through sustained pressure and still deliver on the promise of good care.
Credentials & background
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RN, BSN — 20+ years practice across med-surg, telemetry, emergency & trauma
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Harvard School of Public Health —
Health Care Project Management: The Intersection of Strategy, People, and ProcessProject Management Institute (PMI) — Project Management Professional (PMP)
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CEO & Co-Founder, Evidentia Legal Nursing Group
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MBA — Business and strategic leadership
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Regional Operations — Multi-site urgent care & ambulatory, Northern Virginia
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Washington DC metro area · Available nationally for speaking
How Myrtle can help you
If you’re a health system executive or ambulatory care leader:
Myrtle is available for healthcare operations consulting engagements — advising on access strategy, multi-site performance, workforce accountability, and operational governance. Start with the Contact page or connect on LinkedIn.
If you’re an event organizer or conference planner:
Myrtle speaks on healthcare leadership, operational performance, and the clinical accountability that distinguishes high-functioning health systems from struggling ones. Visit the Speaking page for her topic menu, signature talk, and booking information.
If you’re a journalist, podcast host, or media contact:
Myrtle is available for interviews and commentary on healthcare operations, urgent care access, workforce leadership, and the intersection of clinical practice and operational accountability. Download her Executive Bio (PDF) or reach out via the Contact page.
If you’re an attorney with a medically complex case:
You’re looking for Evidentia Legal Nursing Group. Visit evidentialng.com to learn about clinical case review and legal nurse consulting services.
Get in touch
For consulting inquiries, speaking engagements, media requests, or professional connection — Myrtle reads her own messages.