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 Roy's career begins not at the bedside, but in uniform. A graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute, she served eight years as a commissioned officer in the New Mexico Army National Guard, Medical Service Corps — an experience that established the accountability standards, operational discipline, and precision under pressure that have defined every chapter of her career since.
From there, she spent more than two decades as a registered nurse across medical-surgical units, medical telemetry, emergency departments, and high-acuity trauma settings. 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 handoffs 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 and eight years of military-grade operational standards.
She is also CEO and co-founder of Evidentia Legal Nursing Group, a clinical case review practice. The work sits at the intersection of clinical standards and operational accountability — two subjects she has spent a career on from the inside.
"Presence is not a personality trait. It's a practice — and no leader sustains it alone."
Today, Myrtle brings that accumulated perspective — bedside nurse, regional operations executive, creator of the Anchor Leadership Framework, and speaker — to the conversations healthcare organizations and professional forums are ready to have.
Credentials & background
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Commissioned Officer — Medical Service Corps, New Mexico Army National Guard New Mexico Military Institute
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RN, BSN — over two decades across medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency & trauma
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MBA — Business and strategic leadership
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — Executive Education Health Care Project Management: The Intersection of Strategy, People, and Process
Project Management Professional (PMP) -
Area Director — Multi-site urgent care & ambulatory, Northern Virginia
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Creator — Anchor Leadership Framework
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CEO & Co-Founder, Evidentia Legal Nursing Group
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Washington, DC metro area · Available nationally · Inquire for international engagements
How Myrtle can help
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 Booking 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 Booking page.
If you're looking for legal nurse consulting:
Visit evidentialng.com for clinical case review and legal nurse consulting.
Get in touch
For consulting inquiries, speaking engagements, media requests, or professional connection — Myrtle reads her own messages.