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# Carpenter nails top UCLA administrative post
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/carpenter-nails-top-ucla-administrative-post/
- Published: 2005-06-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:17:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

UCLA Healthcare has announced the appointment of Posie Carpenter as chief administrative officer at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center.

Most recently, Carpenter was director of nursing at the 337-bed medical center, which serves as a vital part of UCLA Healthcare’s primary-care network. She came to Santa Monica- UCLA in 2004 from the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Van Nuys, where she was director of surgical services.

“I’m thrilled to be taking on this challenge at a very exciting time in Santa Monica-UCLA’s long and illustrious history,” Carpenter said. “We are about to begin our much-anticipated partnership with Orthopaedic Hospital and are making excellent progress with our rebuilding project. Both developments will be extremely beneficial to the Westside community and beyond.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 23, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)